Sun Dec 08 01:10:00 UTC 2024: **West Bengal Braces for Winter Rains and Potential Snow**

Kolkata, India – The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light rain across several districts of West Bengal in the coming days. The forecast, issued on [Date of original article], indicates a possibility of light showers in nine South Bengal districts – Purulia, Bankura, Bardhaman (East and West), Birbhum, Nadia, Murshidabad, West Midnapore, and Jhargram – beginning Monday. Similar light rain is anticipated in North Bengal districts including Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Kalimpong, and Dinajpur (North and South), and Malda, between Saturday and Monday. The IMD has also forecast a chance of snowfall in Darjeeling.

While heavier rainfall is not expected, the IMD cautions that temperatures will likely decrease in the coming week. Kolkata, which saw a slight drop in temperature on Saturday, is expected to experience a further 2-3 degree Celsius decrease in minimum temperatures over the next few days, before a potential rise. Similar temperature drops are predicted for North Bengal.

The IMD assures that dry weather conditions will prevail in both South and North Bengal from today until December 13th. On Saturday, Kolkata recorded a maximum temperature of 28 degrees Celsius (1 degree below normal) and a minimum temperature of 16.5 degrees Celsius (0.1 degree below normal). Relative humidity ranged between 40% and 86%.

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