Kolkata Weather LATEST Update: City Witnessed Rain After 4 Months of Dry Spell; Check Forecast

Kolkata Weather LATEST Update: A low-pressure system in the Bay of Bengal and two cyclonic circulations have brought rain to Kolkata and South Bengal after nearly four months. The Alipore Met office has predicted scattered showers for Wednesday

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Kolkata Weather

A low-pressure system formed in the southern part of the Bay of Bengal. On top of that, two cyclonic circulations developed over Assam and Gangetic West Bengal, causing the city's first rain of the year. Several other southern districts also received rainfall.

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Weather Update

The weather in many areas changed from Monday night, bringing back a cool vibe to Bengal. The city recorded 6.3 mm of rain since Tuesday morning. This is the first proper rain Bengal has seen in almost four months, two of which were winter months.

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Kolkata Weather Update

According to the Met office, the low-pressure system pulled in a huge amount of moisture from the Tamil Nadu and Andhra coasts. This, combined with the twin cyclonic circulations over Assam and West Bengal, is what triggered the rainfall.

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Alipore Met Office

The Alipore Met office has forecast more rain for Kolkata today. However, their website also says that the situation will start improving from today itself. The forecast for the day includes thunderstorms and showers.

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Heavy Rain

There isn't a high chance of heavy rain in Bengal on Wednesday. Even if it does rain, it will be scattered. Today's maximum temperature will be around 30°C and the minimum will be 19°C. Yesterday, on Tuesday, the maximum was 28°C and the minimum was 19°C.

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North Bengal

The Alipore Met office has issued a fog warning for North Bengal for the next two days. They said that a few places might see light to moderate fog in the mornings. However, there is no significant chance of fog in South Bengal.