Kolkata, July 30
The Met office on Wednesday forecast heavy rains over Kolkata and districts of south Bengal for the next two days and heavy to very heavy rains in north Bengal districts from Friday onwards.
Meanwhile, scattered rains will continue to occur over the south Bengal districts till Sunday.
According to the Regional Meteorological Centre in Kolkata's Alipore, at present the low pressure axis is extending from the northeast Arabian Sea over Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Gangetic West Bengal to south Bangladesh. The monsoon axis at present extends to the northeast Bay of Bengal via Sriganganagar, Churu, Gwalior, Khajuraho, Daltonganj, Purulia, and Canning.
Heavy to very heavy rains will occur for the next seven days, starting Friday, in the north Bengal districts of Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Kalimpong, and Alipurduar. Light to moderate rains will occur in Cooch Behar, Alipurduar, and Malda districts on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Kolkata has received a record amount of rainfall in July this year, in the last 5 years. The average rainfall in July, till July 29, was 593.6 mm. Last year, the rainfall in July was 398.4 mm. The minimum temperature in Kolkata on Wednesday was 25.7 degrees Celsius, 1.1 degrees below normal. The maximum temperature in the city on Tuesday was 30.0 degrees Celsius, 2.6 degrees below normal.