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Monsoon Retreats from Bihar: Will Bengal Get Rain Relief? Kolkata Weather Forecast!
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News18•03-10-2026, 08:58
Monsoon Retreats from Bihar: Will Bengal Get Rain Relief? Kolkata Weather Forecast!
- •Monsoon is retreating from Bihar and Jharkhand; withdrawal from Bengal expected in the second week of October.
- •A cyclonic circulation has formed over Bihar, adjoining Uttar Pradesh, and Assam.
- •No heavy rain expected until next Thursday; humidity-related discomfort will increase in Kolkata and surrounding areas.
- •South Bengal will have partly cloudy skies with a slight chance of scattered thunderstorms.
- •North Bengal's Darjeeling and five upper districts have a slight chance of light rain, increasing until Sunday.
Key Questions Answered
The monsoon withdrawal phase in West Bengal is expected to take place in the second week of October.
South Bengal will experience partly cloudy skies with a slight chance of scattered light rain or thunderstorms, but no heavy rain is expected until Thursday. In Kolkata, high humidity will increase discomfort, and temperatures will range between 27 and 33 degrees Celsius.
There is no possibility of heavy rain in North Bengal for now. However, light rain is expected in upper districts like Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Alipurduar, Cooch Behar, and Jalpaiguri, with higher chances of thunderstorms in Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar, and Kalimpong.
