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People successful the confederate districts of West Bengal are apt to get a respite from the sweltering heat that has been prevailing for the past respective days, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting thunderstorms and rain from Wednesday (May 27, 2026).
The IMD said determination volition beryllium a gradual autumn successful maximum somesthesia crossed West Bengal from Thursday (May 28, 2026) by 2 to 3 notches. Residents of the occidental districts of Purulia and Paschim Bardhaman suffered from scorching heat, with time temperatures successful Purulia municipality and Panagarh crossing 41°C.
The Met bureau said that the soaring mercury level volition proceed for the adjacent 2 days, aft which radical are apt to get a respite with the maximum temperatures going down owed to thunderstorms and rain. Night temperatures successful respective parts of southbound Bengal, including Kolkata, remained supra normal, adding to the discomfort of the radical successful the region.
The northbound Bengal districts were, however, cooler with airy to mean rainfall recorded astatine respective places. Raiganj recorded the highest rainfall astatine 74.8 mm successful 24 hours till 8.30 americium connected Monday (May 25, 2026), followed by Balurghat (66 mm), Jhalong (66 mm), Kumargram (51.4 mm), Lava (26 mm), Alipurduar (17.2 mm) and Dalgaon (16.2 mm), the IMD information said.
Kolkata recorded a minimum somesthesia of 30°C connected Monday (May 25, 2026), 3 notches higher than normal, the Met bureau said, forecasting the anticipation of thunderstorms successful immoderate areas of the metropolis successful the evening.
