Kolkata Weather Forecast: How Much Colder Will the City Get? Check Here

Kolkata Weather Forecast: The weather's moodiness isn't settling for just biting cold. Now, the Alipore Met Office has forecast a cold wave, along with a fog alert. This means more cold is predicted in the coming days

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Reeling from the biting cold

South Bengal, including Kolkata, is hit by biting cold. The Alipore Met Office predicts more cold, hinting at a cold wave. North Bengal will also be chilly, with a fog alert.

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Record cold in Kolkata

Kolkata's minimum temp was 10.2°C, 3.7°C below normal. The max was 18.4°C, 6.7°C below normal. No big change is expected until Jan 12. The cold spell will intensify.

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Cold wave forecast for South Bengal

The Alipore Met Office forecasts a cold wave in Birbhum and Purba Bardhaman on Wed & Thu, continuing Friday. The situation may normalize from Sat. A cold wave is predicted for all North Bengal districts.

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Conditions for a cold wave

A cold wave occurs when the minimum temp is below 10°C and the max is 4.5°C+ below normal. The Met Office predicts this may happen in several districts of the state.

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Cold day

The Met Office predicts cold days for the next two days in Cooch Behar, Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, and several districts of South Bengal including Hooghly, Birbhum, and Nadia.

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Fog alert

A morning fog alert is in place for Cooch Behar and several South Bengal districts. The weather will stay the same, meaning it will remain bitingly cold.