KOLKATA: Monsoon arrived in Kolkata and major parts of south and north Bengal on Friday even as repeated drizzles drenched the city. Clouds had started moving into the region on Thursday, riding on a low-pressure over Bay of Bengal.
On Friday, the monsoon currents covered most parts of Gangetic Bengal, Sikkim and north Bengal. Conditions are favourable for further advancement of the monsoon currents that are likely to cover the entire state over the next 48 hours, according to the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Alipore.
The city woke up to a cloudy sky and was soon lashed by showers. As the day progressed, the rain turned into repeated drizzles. “This monsoon weather will continue as clouds cover the rest of the state over the next two days. Showers will be moderate and intermittent,” said deputy director-general of meteorology Sanjib Bandopadhyay. Monsoon arrived in the state a day after the official date of its onset that was revised to June 11.
On Friday, monsoon currents moved into the districts of North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Howrah, Hoogly, Nadia, East Midnapore, West Midnapore and Murshidabad in south Bengal. It also covered north Bengal, including Darjeeling, Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri, Kalimpong and some parts of Malda and South Dinajpur.
Maximum temperature slid to 31.3°C in Kolkata, three notches below normal. It will persist at that level, said weathermen. Humidity, however, remained high at 94%. A few spells of heavy rain and thundershowers have been predicted in some parts of Gangetic Bengal.
In 2019, June turned out to be the driest in Kolkata and Gangetic Bengal in at least a decade-and-half with a wide rain deficit that persisted also in July. While Kolkata clocked a 69% shortfall, Gangetic Bengal ended the month with an arrear of 59%.
This year monsoon has arrived on schedule and with the currents moving steadily, rains could be sufficient, felt experts.
On Friday, the monsoon currents covered most parts of Gangetic Bengal, Sikkim and north Bengal. Conditions are favourable for further advancement of the monsoon currents that are likely to cover the entire state over the next 48 hours, according to the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Alipore.
The city woke up to a cloudy sky and was soon lashed by showers. As the day progressed, the rain turned into repeated drizzles. “This monsoon weather will continue as clouds cover the rest of the state over the next two days. Showers will be moderate and intermittent,” said deputy director-general of meteorology Sanjib Bandopadhyay. Monsoon arrived in the state a day after the official date of its onset that was revised to June 11.
On Friday, monsoon currents moved into the districts of North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Howrah, Hoogly, Nadia, East Midnapore, West Midnapore and Murshidabad in south Bengal. It also covered north Bengal, including Darjeeling, Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri, Kalimpong and some parts of Malda and South Dinajpur.
Maximum temperature slid to 31.3°C in Kolkata, three notches below normal. It will persist at that level, said weathermen. Humidity, however, remained high at 94%. A few spells of heavy rain and thundershowers have been predicted in some parts of Gangetic Bengal.
In 2019, June turned out to be the driest in Kolkata and Gangetic Bengal in at least a decade-and-half with a wide rain deficit that persisted also in July. While Kolkata clocked a 69% shortfall, Gangetic Bengal ended the month with an arrear of 59%.
This year monsoon has arrived on schedule and with the currents moving steadily, rains could be sufficient, felt experts.
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