Heavy Rain Forecast for Some Districts of West Bengal as Deep Depression Weakens

PTI, OCT 3, 2025, Kolkata : The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall in some districts of West Bengal due to a deep depression, which weakened into a depression and lay over interior Odisha. Light to moderate rainfall is likely across most parts of the state until October 6.

A depression is a weather condition that follows a well-marked low-pressure area and precedes a cyclonic storm, typically resulting in heavy rainfall and gusty winds, according to weather experts. Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7-20 cm) is expected over the sub-Himalayan districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, and Cooch Behar till October 5, the IMD said in a bulletin.

It further stated that heavy rain (7-11 cm) is expected in the southern Bengal districts of Birbhum, Purba and Paschim Medinipur, Jhargram, Purulia, South 24 Parganas, Murshidabad, Purba and Paschim Bardhaman, and Bankura districts of South Bengal till Saturday.

The IMD has also advised fishermen not to venture into the sea in the northern and central Bay of Bengal along and off the West Bengal-Odisha coasts until Saturday morning.

Light to moderate rainfall was recorded at several places in the state in the past 24 hours, up to 8:30 AM on Friday. Diamond Harbour in South 24 Parganas district recorded the highest downpour at 43.8 mm. Kolkata and adjoining Salt Lake recorded 26.7 mm and 26.6 mm of rainfall, respectively, during the same period, the bulletin added.