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**New Low-Pressure Area Threatens Coastal Regions; Bengal Spared Direct Impact**
**Kolkata, [Date – Based on the context of “today, Sunday”]** – A fresh low-pressure system is expected to form over the northwest and west-central Bay of Bengal on Monday, raising concerns for coastal regions. However, the Alipore Meteorological Department has stated that West Bengal is unlikely to experience a direct impact from this new system.
The current low-pressure area over Odisha and the Andhra coast is now situated over Chhattisgarh and is predicted to move towards Gujarat. While South Bengal is not expected to receive heavy rainfall at this time, scattered thunderstorms with lightning are forecast across various districts.
**North Bengal Braces for Heavy Rainfall**
Today, Sunday, North Bengal is likely to experience heavy rainfall. The weather office has issued an alert for heavy, scattered rainfall in Jalpaiguri, Kalimpong, Cooch Behar, and Alipurduar districts. Darjeeling, North Dinajpur, South Dinajpur, and Malda are expected to receive thunderstorms and lightning.
**Kolkata Weather Outlook**
Kolkata and its surrounding districts, including Howrah, Hooghly, North and South 24 Parganas, East and West Midnapore, and Jhargram, are also likely to experience scattered thunderstorms with lightning today. The minimum temperature in Kolkata this morning was 28.6 degrees Celsius, 2.1 degrees above normal. The maximum temperature yesterday was 30.8 degrees Celsius, 1.9 degrees above normal. The city’s temperature is expected to range between 27 and 30 degrees Celsius over the next 24 hours.
While Monday is predicted to be mostly dry, Tuesday and Wednesday will likely see thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds across all districts of South Bengal, including Kolkata. The intensity of rainfall is expected to decrease from Thursday onwards, with only scattered thunderstorms anticipated.
**North Bengal Forecast**
While rain intensity is expected to decrease in South Bengal, North Bengal districts will remain on alert with Jalpaiguri, Kalimpong, Cooch Bihar, and Alipurduar are expected to receive thunderstorms and lightning. Light to moderate rainfall with gusty winds of 30-40 kmph is expected in North and South Dinajpur and Malda. Tuesday is expected to bring some respite, but another spell of heavy rainfall is predicted for Thursday.
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