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Kolkata, Oct 12 (IANS) Monsoon winds began withdrawal from West Bengal on Sunday, leading to clear skies and no heavy rains forecast anywhere in the state.
According to the Meteorological (MeT) office, monsoon may completely depart from Bengal by October 18. This will pave the way for cold winds from the north to enter the state freely, which will bring down the mercury.
A senior official at the Regional Meteorological Center in Alipore, Kolkata said on Sunday that the weather will change in the next few days, leading to the rapid onset of monsoon and the arrival of winter.
“The process of withdrawal from North Bengal has started from today. By October 18, monsoon winds will completely go away from South Bengal. Cold winds from the North will freely enter the state. This will result in a drop in day minimum and maximum temperatures,” the official said.
According to the Meteorological Department, monsoon has already emerged from Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) and Akola (Maharashtra). Monsoon may withdraw from entire Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, parts of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and parts of West Bengal, Odisha and Sikkim in the next two to three days.
A cyclonic circulation is over southern Bangladesh. Due to its effect, there is a possibility of sporadic rain in South Bengal till Sunday. The chances of rain will reduce further from Monday. However, heavy rain is not expected in West Bengal.
The sky will remain mostly cloudless and the humidity in the air will also reduce. There has been record rainfall in West Bengal this year. Incessant rain throughout the night on September 23 wreaked havoc in Kolkata, leaving almost the entire city submerged.
Earlier this month, heavy overnight rains led to massive landslides in North Bengal, killing about 40 people.
The maximum temperature in Kolkata on Saturday was 30.4 degrees Celsius, which was 2.2 degrees below normal. The minimum temperature was 24.3 degrees Celsius, which is one degree below normal.
–IANS
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