KOLKATA: In a marked departure from the extreme warmth, the utmost temperature dropped to 37.2°C on Saturday as southerly winds began blowing into the town. The dip in mercury is a transparent indication that heatwave situations have began loosening its grip, making ready the bottom for the yr’s first nor’wester inside 48 hours.
The growing depth of cool southerly winds from the Bay of Bengal on Friday demonstrated that moisture incursions from the Bay have began making inroads into coastal south Bengal, creating beneficial situations for rainfall between Could 5 and Could 10 within the area.“Kolkata is more likely to get its first rain on Monday. However from Sunday, we might even see scattered showers in elements of south Bengal. By Sunday, the rain is more likely to cowl 50% to 75% of south Bengal. Between Monday to Wednesday, the area is more likely to get its heaviest showers earlier than decreasing in depth over three days,” mentioned Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) head Somenath Dutta.
Districts like Murshidabad and Birbhum might even see as a lot as 70mm to 110mm of rainfall throughout the peak of the wet week whereas winds are more likely to gust as much as 50-60kmph throughout south Bengal. Though Kolkata is more likely to obtain much less rainfall in comparison with its neighbouring districts, the mercury is more likely to begin plunging a number of notches from Monday, and stay comfortably beneath the conventional mark for many of subsequent week.
Sunday’s forecast consists of a cocktail of each heatwave warnings in addition to thunderstorm warnings for south Bengal, marking the transition to post-heatwave situations. Whereas sizzling and humid situations are more likely to proceed for an additional day in Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly, Purulia, North 24 Pargana, South 24 Pargana, Nadia, Murshidabad and East Midnapore, a yellow thunderstorm warning has additionally been concurrently positioned within the two 24 Pargana and two Midnapore districts. “Whereas the heatwave advisory of taking precaution continues to be related this weekend, folks should additionally begin taking precaution in opposition to thunderstorm exercise. One should keep away from standing below timber, electrical poles or free infrastructure. Fishermen are additionally suggested to keep away from venturing into the ocean on Could 7 and eight,” added Dutta.
Between Sunday and Monday, the skies are more likely to be partly cloudy after a two week interval of scorching solar. The utmost and minimal temperatures are more likely to be near 37°C and 29°C, respectively.
The growing depth of cool southerly winds from the Bay of Bengal on Friday demonstrated that moisture incursions from the Bay have began making inroads into coastal south Bengal, creating beneficial situations for rainfall between Could 5 and Could 10 within the area.“Kolkata is more likely to get its first rain on Monday. However from Sunday, we might even see scattered showers in elements of south Bengal. By Sunday, the rain is more likely to cowl 50% to 75% of south Bengal. Between Monday to Wednesday, the area is more likely to get its heaviest showers earlier than decreasing in depth over three days,” mentioned Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) head Somenath Dutta.
Districts like Murshidabad and Birbhum might even see as a lot as 70mm to 110mm of rainfall throughout the peak of the wet week whereas winds are more likely to gust as much as 50-60kmph throughout south Bengal. Though Kolkata is more likely to obtain much less rainfall in comparison with its neighbouring districts, the mercury is more likely to begin plunging a number of notches from Monday, and stay comfortably beneath the conventional mark for many of subsequent week.
Sunday’s forecast consists of a cocktail of each heatwave warnings in addition to thunderstorm warnings for south Bengal, marking the transition to post-heatwave situations. Whereas sizzling and humid situations are more likely to proceed for an additional day in Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly, Purulia, North 24 Pargana, South 24 Pargana, Nadia, Murshidabad and East Midnapore, a yellow thunderstorm warning has additionally been concurrently positioned within the two 24 Pargana and two Midnapore districts. “Whereas the heatwave advisory of taking precaution continues to be related this weekend, folks should additionally begin taking precaution in opposition to thunderstorm exercise. One should keep away from standing below timber, electrical poles or free infrastructure. Fishermen are additionally suggested to keep away from venturing into the ocean on Could 7 and eight,” added Dutta.
Between Sunday and Monday, the skies are more likely to be partly cloudy after a two week interval of scorching solar. The utmost and minimal temperatures are more likely to be near 37°C and 29°C, respectively.
