Heavy rain forecast in Gangetic WB till Sunday

Press Trust of India  |  Kolkata 

The department today forecast heavy rain and squally wind in Gangetic till Sunday owing to a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal.

The deep depression, which lay centred about 400 km south-southeast of Gopalpur in at 2.30 pm today, is likely to reach north and south coasts tomorrow, the weatherman said.


The system is likely to cause heavy rain in the coastal districts of today and the downpour is likely to affect other parts of Gangetic from tomorrow morning.

Sea condition is likely to be rough to very rough along and off coast with wind speed gusting to 60 km per hour till Sunday.

Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea during the period.

Moderate to heavy rain is likely to occur in till Sunday morning, the department forecast said.

The minimum temperature in the city, which remained cloudy throughout the day, was recorded at 20.4 degree celsius, five notches above normal, while the maximum temperature was three degrees lower than average at 24.6 degrees celsius.

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First Published: Fri, December 08 2017. 19:00 IST