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**Headline: Heavy Rainfall Alert for West Bengal as Low Pressure Intensifies in Bay of Bengal**
**Kolkata, India –** West Bengal is bracing for heavy to very heavy rainfall until Tuesday, as a low-pressure system in the Bay of Bengal gains strength, according to the Alipore Meteorological Department. The intensifying system, currently positioned over Bangladesh and Gangetic West Bengal, is expected to move west-northwest towards North Odisha and Jharkhand.
The Met Department warns that the combined effect of the low-pressure system and a trough extending from a low-pressure area in Bangladesh to Rajasthan, passing through North Jharkhand and Gangetic West Bengal, will trigger widespread rainfall.
Southern districts are likely to experience cloudy skies with light to moderate thunderstorms. Gusty winds of 30-40 kmph are also expected. Coastal and western districts are predicted to receive the heaviest rainfall. South 24 Parganas, East and West Medinipur, Jhargram, Purulia, and Bankura are under a specific heavy rainfall warning until Tuesday. While rainfall intensity is expected to decrease on Wednesday and Thursday, another spell of heavy rain is forecast to begin from Friday.
Northern districts will also experience scattered heavy rainfall with thunderstorms and gusty winds from Monday to Wednesday. Rainfall intensity is expected to increase again from Friday.
**Fishing Ban Issued**
In light of the turbulent sea conditions, a fishing ban has been issued for fishermen along the West Bengal and Odisha coasts until Tuesday. Fishermen are advised to avoid venturing into the sea during this period.
**Temperature Dip Expected**
The continuous rainfall is expected to keep temperatures below normal. Kolkata recorded a minimum temperature of 26.4 degrees Celsius on Monday morning, 0.3 degrees Celsius below normal. Sunday’s maximum temperature was 30.6 degrees Celsius, 2.3 degrees Celsius below normal. The city experienced 12.3 mm of rainfall. Humidity levels are high, ranging from 79 to 97 percent. The forecast for the next 24 hours in Kolkata is a temperature range of 26 to 30 degrees Celsius.
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