The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued orange alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall in Kolkata and other districts of West Bengal on May 26 and May 27. West Bengal Weather Update and Forecast: IMD Says 'Severe Cyclonic Storm To Hit State on May 26', Issues Orange Alert for Heavy to Very Heavy Rainfall in Kolkata, Other Districts.
People of southern West Bengal are likely to get a respite from the sweltering heat with the Met Department on Saturday forecasting thunderstorms owing to the formation of a cyclonic circulation over north Bangladesh. West Bengal Weather Forecast: Thunderstorm Forecast for State Amid Sweltering Heat.
Southern West Bengal, which has seen a steady rise in day temperatures over the last one week, is set to see a fall in the mercury level by three to four notches, the forecast said