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**Bengal Braces for Increased Humidity and Scattered Thunderstorms Due to Bay of Bengal Depression**

**Kolkata, India** – West Bengal is expected to experience an increase in humidity and scattered thunderstorms in the coming days due to a newly formed depression in the Bay of Bengal. While the depression’s direct impact is expected to be minimal as it tracks along the Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coastlines, it will draw moisture into the region, leading to uncomfortable conditions and rainfall.

According to meteorologist Ayan Ghoshal, this is the seventh depression to form in the Bay of Bengal in the last 30 days. The shift in the monsoon trough towards Odisha is expected to cause increased humidity across West Bengal.

**Weather Forecast:**

* **South Bengal:** Today, Monday, expect partly cloudy skies with thunderstorms in some western districts. The districts of East and West Midnapore, Jhargram, Purulia, and Bankura are particularly likely to see thunderstorms. Rainfall is expected to increase slightly on Tuesday, with a wider area affected, with potential wind gust 30 to 40 kmph. The prediction is for thunderstorms with gusts in every district of South Bengal.
* **Kolkata:** Kolkata is likely to experience a higher chance of rain today, with partly to fully cloudy skies and scattered showers. Heavy rainfall is not expected, but humidity will remain high, leading to discomfort.
* **North Bengal:** North Bengal can expect thunderstorms in Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar and Cooch Behar districts. Light to moderate rain is possible in Uttar Dinajpur, Dakshin Dinajpur and Malda districts with wind gusts of 30 to 40 kmph. Thursday onwards, heavy rainfall is predicted for Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar and Cooch Behar districts.

The weather is expected to gradually improve in South Bengal from Thursday onwards, with a decrease in rainfall.

**Elsewhere in India:**

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued warnings for heavy to very heavy rainfall in Madhya Maharashtra and Telangana. Extremely heavy rainfall is also expected in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Mahe, Konkan, Goa, Uttarakhand, and Vidarbha, and Madhya Pradesh.

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