Kolkata: Some of the South Bengal districts may witness heavy rainfall later this week as another low pressure trough will form over north-west Bay of Bengal.
The Regional Meteorological Centre at Alipore on Wednesday predicted districts like East Burdwan, West Burdwan, East and West Midnapore, Birbhum and Nadia will receive heavy rainfall along with lightning in some parts later this week. The other South Bengal districts may also witness moderate rainfall.
According to the weather office, a low pressure trough is likely to form over north-west Bay-of-Bengal resulting in more rain. There is also prediction of thundershowers in some parts. It may also rain in some of the North Bengal districts from Saturday. Due to the impact of heavy rain, the temperature may drop by a few notches in the city and some South Bengal districts.
A senior official of the weather office said that the situation will remain complicated until August 25 due to the formation of a low pressure trough. The condition may improve from the next week, as predicted by the MeT office.
It may be mentioned here that heavy rains lashed some of the coastal districts in the state a few days ago. The city and its adjoining areas have been witnessing scattered rainfall for the past few days. A senior weather official said the influence of the low pressure zone, which is likely to become more marked from next Saturday, may bring moderate rainfall in the neighbouring states like Odisha and Jharkhand.