Dec 13, 2024 11:13 AM IST
In Kolkata, the minimal temperature dropped to 14 levels Celsius on Friday morning, which is 2 levels under the conventional
Kolkata: A chilly wave is more likely to grip 5 districts — Purulia, East Burdwan, West Burdwan, Bankura, and Birbhum — in southern a part of West Bengal over the weekend, the India Meteorological Division (IMD) warned on Friday.
IMD warns of chilly wave in 5 south Bengal districts over weekend
In Kolkata, the minimal temperature dropped to 14 levels Celsius on Friday morning, which is 2 levels under the conventional.
“Dry north-westerly and northerly winds are blowing at lower levels. The night temperature in these five districts is expected to drop below normal, and cold wave conditions may prevail over the weekend,” mentioned an IMD official.
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The official additionally famous that the minimal temperature in different districts is more likely to drop by not less than 2–4 levels under regular.
In response to the IMD, a chilly wave is outlined as a situation the place the minimal temperature drops to 10 levels Celsius or decrease within the plains and 0 levels Celsius or decrease in hill stations and when the temperature deviates by -4.5°C to -6.4°C from the conventional temperature vary.
“If the temperature drops more than 6.4 degrees below normal, it is considered a severe cold wave,” the official added.
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