Weather conditions are likely to change in South Bengal from Friday.
Temperature and humidity will increase during the weekend. Rain will reduce in South Bengal, the sky will remain cloudy. Thunderstorms likely through Friday. Heavy rainfall is forecast in few districts. Rainfall has reduced in North Bengal.
The Meteorological Department has said that the amount of rain will increase in South Bengal on Thursday. The weather will change from Friday. Temperatures will increase during the weekend and rain will reduce discomfort due to humidity. The depression formed in the Bay of Bengal has moved far from the state to the Odisha and Andhra Pradesh coasts. The low pressure axis has also shifted from Gangetic West Bengal over Odisha and Chhattisgarh. As a result, there will be indirect effect of thunder and lightning rains in Bengal. The western part of the monsoon axis lies in the foothills of the Himalayas. The eastern part extends to the south.
Somewhere partly cloudy sky. Scattered light to moderate rain with thundershowers. Chances of lightning will increase. Coastal and adjoining districts of Odisha are likely to receive more rain. Scattered heavy rain will occur in South 24 Parganas and East Medinipur districts. Also, scattered heavy rains are likely in West Medinipur, Jhargram, Bankura and Purulia districts.
Temperatures will remain similar for the next few days. The lower lying districts including Maldah North and Dinajpur Dakshina will increase with temperature due to humidity discomfort. Scattered thundershowers are likely. Mostly cloudy skies with thundershowers are likely in Kolkata. Tomorrow, Thursday, the amount of rain may increase a little. The weather will change from Friday.
