North Bengal likely to get heavy rains till June 13

PTI, 10 June 2023:  The sub-Himalayan districts of West Bengal are set to get a respite from the heatwave conditions with the likely advancement of the southwest monsoon, officials said on Friday.

The southern districts of the state will not be as lucky, and are very likely to continue suffering due to the sweltering heat till June 13, they said.

Thundershowers, however, brought some relief to Kolkata and its neighbouring districts on Friday afternoon.

In the lightning that accompanied the showers, two persons were killed and one other was injured in eastern Kolkata’s Dhapa area.

The deceased were identified as Kajola Naskar (45), a resident of Sonarpur, and Palani Mondal (35) of Tardaha in South 24 Parganas, officials said.

The injured was identified as Sannyasi Mondal, a resident of Bantala, they said. The weather office forecast pre-monsoon showers in the sub-Himalayan districts of the state as the southwest monsoon is likely to advance into all northeastern states and this part of West Bengal and Sikkim within two days.

The onset of the monsoon in the northeastern states is likely to bring heavy to very heavy rain in Manipur, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram during the next three days and in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh over the next five days, it said.

Heavy rains are likely in the sub-Himalayan districts of West Bengal — Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar and Alipurduar, and in Sikkim till June 10 and very heavy rainfall thereafter till June 13.

Intermittent showers, coupled with heavy rain at isolated places, occurred in these districts on Friday.

Heatwave conditions will continue in isolated pockets of Gangetic West Bengal till June 13, the weather office said. 

11 June (Day 1): ♦ Heavy rainfall very likely at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Coastal Karnataka, Kerala & Mahe and Lakshadweep. 

♦ Thunderstorm with lightning & gusty winds (speed 40-50 kmph) very likely at isolated places over Kerala & Mahe; with lightning & gusty winds (speed 30-40 kmph) at isolated places over Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, Telangana, Rayalaseema, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal, Karnataka and Lakshadweep; with lightning at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura, West Bengal & Sikkim, Odisha, Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan & Muzaffarabad, Gujarat state, Konkan & Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada and Vidarbha. 

♦ Hailstorm with thunderstorm & lightning very likely at isolated places over Uttarakhand. 

♦ Heat Wave conditions very likely in isolated pockets of Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam and Telangana. 

♦ Gale wind speed reaching 160-170 kmph gusting to 190 kmph is prevailing over eastcentral and adjoining westcentral & northeast Arabian Sea and likely to become 155-165 kmph gusting to 180 kmph over the region from night. Squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph along & off Saurashtra & Kutch coasts. Squally weather with wind speed reaching 40- 45 kmph gusting to 55 kmph is likely to prevail along & off Kerala-Karnataka coasts, Lakshadweep & adjoining Comorin area, South & adjoining Eastcentral & Westcentral Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea. Squally wind (speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph) is likely to prevail over Gulf of Mannar & adjoining Comorin area and along & off south Tamil Nadu coast. Fishermen are advised not to venture into these areas. 

12 June (Day 2): 

♦ Heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely at isolated places over Assam & Meghalaya and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim and heavy rainfall at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura, Coastal & South Interior Karnataka and Kerala & Mahe. 

♦ Thunderstorm with & gusty winds (speed 40-50 kmph) very likely at isolated places over Kerala & Mahe; with lightning & gusty winds (speed 30-40 kmph) at isolated places over Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, Rayalaseema, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal, Karnataka; with lightning at isolated places over West Bengal & Sikkim, Odisha, Bihar, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi, Punjab, Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan & Muzaffarabad, Gujarat state, Konkan & Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Vidarbha and Telangana. 

♦ Hailstorm with thunderstorm & lightning very likely at isolated places over Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. 

♦ Heat Wave conditions very likely in isolated pockets of Odisha, Jharkhand and Gangetic West Bengal. 

♦ Gale wind speed reaching 145-155 kmph gusting to 170 kmph is likely to prevail over northeast and adjoining central Arabian Sea and becoming 135-145 kmph gusting to 160 kmph from night. Squally wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph is likely to prevail along & off Saurashtra & Kutch coasts. Squally weather with wind speed reaching 40-45 kmph gusting to 55 kmph is likely to prevail along & off Kerala-Karnataka coasts, Lakshadweep & adjoining Comorin area, South & adjoining Eastcentral & Westcentral Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea. Squally wind (speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph) is likely to prevail over Gulf of Mannar & adjoining Comorin area and along & off south Tamil Nadu coast. Fishermen are advised not to venture into these areas.