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West Bengal Weather Update: Will rain play spoilsport during Durga Puja?
- •South Bengal will experience dry weather with pleasant mornings and evenings until Wednesday or Thursday.
- •Scattered rainfall is likely in coastal and adjoining districts from Thursday to Saturday due to potential weather changes.
- •North Bengal will mostly stay dry from Sunday to Thursday, with only isolated light rain expected in upper districts on Friday and Saturday.
- •A low-pressure system is likely to form over the southeast Bay of Bengal, though its trajectory heads towards Andhra Pradesh.
- •Favorable conditions are developing for the complete withdrawal of the monsoon from West Bengal within the next two days.
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South Bengal and Kolkata will experience dry weather initially, but scattered light to moderate rain and thunderstorms with gusty winds are expected from Thursday (Panchami) to Saturday due to an impending low-pressure system. Dry weather is expected to return by Sunday.
North Bengal is expected to experience mostly dry weather from Sunday through Thursday. However, isolated light rain may occur in one or two upper districts, such as Darjeeling, Kalimpong, and Jalpaiguri, on Friday (Sasthi) and Saturday (first Saptami).
Favorable conditions are developing for the monsoon to withdraw from Bengal within the next two days, with the withdrawal line currently passing over Ranchi. The IMD indicates that the monsoon will withdraw from most parts of eastern India within this timeframe.
