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IMD Forecasts Warmer Nights in South Bengal, Renewed Chill in the North

Kolkata’s brief rebound follows the city’s coldest New Year’s Day in nearly two decades.

Overview

  • Minimum temperatures ticked up on Friday, with Kolkata at 13.1°C after 11.6°C on Thursday, according to the Met department.
  • IMD projects a 2–4°C rise in minimum temperatures across southern districts over the next two days.
  • Sub-Himalayan districts are expected to turn colder from Sunday, with minimums likely to drop by 2–3 notches.
  • Dry weather is expected statewide for the next week, with shallow to moderate morning fog at a few places for the next three to four days.
  • Darjeeling recorded the state’s lowest minimum at 4.4°C on Friday, and the IMD says light rain or snow is possible at one or two spots there on Saturday.