Light rain in Kolkata, dense fog alert issued in many districts

West Bengal: Though the deep depression over southwest Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclonic storm on Friday, the system had no direct impact on Bengal except light rains in some districts of south Bengal along the coastal areas due to moisture.

The weather system has halted the flow of cold waves in south Bengal areas. According to Alipore Meteorological Department data, Kolkata and Dum Dum received an average rainfall of 1 and 2 mm respectively, while the highest rainfall was recorded in Barrackpore at 16 mm. The Meteorological Department has forecast light to moderate rains in Kolkata, Howrah and other districts like East Midnapore, West Midnapore, North 24-Parganas, South 24-Parganas on Sunday and Monday.

Several districts in south Bengal will remain cloudy in the next 24 hours. The Regional Meteorological Centre in Alipore had earlier said that Cyclone ‘Fengal’ may not have any direct impact on Bengal but there may be light to moderate rains in coastal areas over the weekend.

The Meteorological Department has issued a warning of dense fog in many districts of South and North Bengal. According to the Alipore Meteorological Department, dense fog may prevail in the morning in Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, North Dinajpur, Malda in the north and West Burdwan, Birbhum, Purulia in the south. North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, East Midnapore may receive rain on Saturday. East Midnapore and South 24 Parganas may receive rain on Sunday. The IMD said on Friday, “This system is likely to move west-northwestwards and cross the north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram close to Puducherry by the afternoon of November 30 with winds blowing at a speed of 70-80 kmph.”