On and off Monsoon rains have seldom left the ‘city of Joy’ Kolkata remain dry. On and off rains have been showing up in parts of the state including Kolkata.
Within a span of 24 hours from 08:30 am on Monday, Capital city Kolkata recorded 6.4 mm of rains. Diamond Harbor recorded the most rains to the tune of 52.6 mm followed by Krishnanagar with 45 mm of rains. On the other hand, Burdwan recorded 18.8 mm of rains and Jalpaiguri 3.2 mm of light showers.
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As per Skymet Weather, a north south trough is running from East Bihar to Odisha. Moreover, a cyclonic circulation is also seen over South Bangladesh and adjoining North Bay of Bengal. Due to these two weather systems, light to moderate rains are expected to occur over Gangetic West Bengal including Kolkata for the next 24-48 hours.
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Some parts of the city may also receive one or two intense spells of rains but these showers will not continue for a longer duration and will be short-lived.
Weather will become comfortable during these showers and sky will remain partly cloudy to cloudy. However, after two days, the weather will once again become sultry. Hence, a longtime relief from the sultry weather is not expected.
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