Kolkata: The city's temperature dropped slightly on Friday, making the people believe that the cold wave condition may stay for a few more days in South Bengal.
The Regional Meteorological Centre, however, predicted that the sudden rise and fall in the temperature is quite common during this period. The Met office also said that the cold wave condition that has been still prevailing in some of the South Bengal districts, may stay for the next couple of days. There is, however, a prediction of light rainfall in some North Bengal districts.
The lowest temperature in the city on Friday touched 11.9 degree Celsius, whereas on Thursday the city's temperature was recorded at 12.6 degree. A senior official of the weather office said that the mercury may hover around 12 degree Celsius in the city in the next few days.
"There is a prediction of rainfall in North Bengal and Sikkim in the next two days. There is also a possibility of snowfall in Sikkim. Temperature in some North Bengal districts may go down further," a weather official said.
It was also learnt from the Met office that a cyclonic storm has formed over South China Sea. It is likely to move towards Port Blair and cross Andaman Sea between January 6 and 7. As a result of this cyclonic storm, there may be heavy to very heavy rainfall in Andaman during the period. In view of this, the weather office also issued an alert asking the fishermen not to voyage into deep sea in the next couple of days.
Siliguri recorded 5.8 degree Celsius on Friday, whereas Jalpaiguri had its temperature standing at 7.2 degree. Cooch Behar touched 6.1 degree. Darjeeling saw mercury remain at 1.5 degree Celsius.
South Bengal districts like Birbhum, Purulia, West Burdwan, Nadia, Murshidabad and Bankura recorded 8.4, 8.4, 7.9, 8.6, 9 and 9.7 degree Celsius respectively.