Temperatures volition besides alteration successful these districts, with scattered rainfall predicted for Darjeeling and Kalimpong connected November 17 and 18. (File Photo)
As wintertime approaches, West Bengal is preparing for a important driblet successful temperatures, according to the IMD. Over the adjacent 5 days, nighttime temperatures are expected to alteration by 3-4 degrees Celsius successful districts on the Ganga river. Light fog volition apt envelop the portion successful the greeting and evening. Some areas of Malda, North and South Dinajpur whitethorn acquisition dense fog, starring to reduced visibility. The minimum somesthesia successful Kolkata is projected to hover astir 20 degrees Celsius, with wide skies passim the day. However, airy fog and haze whitethorn obscure greeting visibility.
Temperatures volition besides alteration successful these districts, with scattered rainfall predicted for Darjeeling and Kalimpong connected November 17 and 18.
From Saturday onwards, a noticeable alteration successful upwind conditions is expected crossed the state, with cooler temperatures and foggy mornings becoming much prevalent.
Today, the mercury successful Kolkata fell to 20 degrees, portion successful West Purulia, the mercury fell to 16 degrees. Jhargram, Sriniketan, and Panagarh recorded 17 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, owed to the escaped transition of the occidental monsoon, favorable conditions person been created for beardown winds to stroke implicit the state. The magnitude of h2o vapor successful the aerial is 40 to 93 percent.
However, adjacent if the temper of wintertime dilatory grips people, it volition not beryllium acold capable successful November to suffice for the play conscionable yet— the IMD predicts a harsh “winter” chill lone successful mid-December. For now, astatine night, the mercury successful Kolkata whitethorn driblet to 19 degrees connected Monday. Daytime temperatures person already dropped to 29.4 degrees, which is lone 1 and a fractional degrees beneath normal.