Kolkata to receive light rain today

Kolkata and its adjoining areas could witness a sharp drop in the night temperature in the next 48 hours even as rain hit the city in the early hours of Saturday (November 21).  

Kolkata: The city and its adjoining areas could witness a light drizzle in the night temperature in the next 48 hours even as rain hit the city in the early hours of Saturday (November 21).

On Saturday, the minimum temperature was recorded to be 22 degrees Celsius, which was three degrees above normal. The city received 22.6 mm (ankle-deep rain) which is considered moderate in meteorological parlance.

From Sunday (November 22), the flow of cold and dry winds from northwest and north would increase resulting in the drop in the mercury level. On Monday (November 23), there could be a sharp drop in temperature.

Sanjib Banerjee, deputy director of the IMD’s regional weather forecasting centre in Kolkata, said, “The minimum temperature is expected to drop from Sunday and we are expecting a sharp drop on Monday. The night temperature in Kolkata is expected to go down below the 20 degrees Celsius mark.”

“While moisture-laden winds are gushing in because of the formation of a cyclonic circulation over the sea near Tamil Nadu, north-westerly winds are bringing in cold and dry winds. Under the influence of these two clouds formed triggering some rain,” he added.