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Puja Weather Update: Dry conditions likely with minor rain spells
- •Mostly dry weather is expected during most days of Durga Puja across Bengal
- •Scattered rainfall is likely in the coastal and adjoining districts of South Bengal from Panchami to Saptami
- •North Bengal will experience predominantly dry weather during the Puja days with minor rain chances in a few places on Shashti and Saptami
- •Kolkata will see partly cloudy skies and slight humidity during daytime with a chance of light rain
- •Temperatures are expected to gradually decrease, bringing a hint of autumn from Ashtami onwards
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South Bengal is expected to have mostly dry weather and clear skies during Durga Puja, though scattered rainfall is likely in coastal and adjoining districts from Panchami to Saptami due to an indirect low-pressure influence. Dry weather will return from Sunday, with temperatures gradually decreasing and an autumn feel starting from Ashtami in western districts.
North Bengal will experience predominantly dry weather with mostly clear skies during the Puja days. However, on Friday (Shashti) and Saturday (Saptami), there is a slight chance of light rain in one or two places across Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri, and Alipurduar before dry weather returns on Sunday.
Kolkata will experience mostly dry weather with clear skies, though it may turn partly cloudy during the daytime accompanied by humidity-driven discomfort. On Wednesday morning, the minimum temperature was 26.6 degrees Celsius and the maximum on Tuesday afternoon reached 33.8 degrees Celsius, with temperatures hovering between 26 and 33 degrees Celsius over the 24-hour period.
