Sandakphu turns white as season’s first snowfall hits West Bengal; no major change in Kolkata, South Bengal temperatures, says IMD

“It is bully news. The archetypal snowfall was earlier than it was past year. The country was covered successful achromatic snow. Over 200 tourists were determination astatine that point. Now we expect much tourists to visit. Already, queries are pouring in,” said a hotelier successful Darjeeling.

Meanwhile, according to the IMD, the minimum somesthesia connected Thursday was 8 degrees Celsius and connected Friday morning, it was recorded astatine 7.6 degrees Celsius successful Darjeeling. The mercury is expected to somewhat autumn connected Friday night.

Around 2 p.m. connected Thursday, the tiny hamlet and tourer resort, situated astatine the Indo-Nepal borderline astatine an altitude of 11,900 feet, began to spot snow. (Express Photo)

IMD predictions for Kolkata

However, Kolkata and parts of confederate West Bengal are expected to person wide skies and nary large changes successful minimum somesthesia for the adjacent fewer days.

In Kolkata, maximum temperatures volition hover astir 28°C, portion minimum temperatures volition beryllium adjacent 19°C. Winter volition gradually acceptable in, with a dependable alteration successful temperatures. However, nary large changes are expected till the extremity of November.

According to IMD, immoderate districts successful North and South Bengal whitethorn acquisition airy to mean fog successful the morning, particularly successful Murshidabad, Nadia, Birbhum, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, East Burdwan, West Burdwan, Hooghly, Bankura, West Midnapore, Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, North Dinajpur, South Dinajpur, Cooch Behar and Malda. A cyclone forming successful the Bay of Bengal is not expected to straight impact the state.

Overall, Kolkata and its surrounding areas volition bask a comparatively pleasant upwind with mild temperatures and occasional fog.