The Met department today warned of heavy rain in the coastal and other southern districts of West Bengal till Tuesday owing to a low pressure in the Bay of Bengal.
The weatherman has predicted widespread rain or thundershowers in Kolkata, South and North 24 Parganas, East and West Midnapore, Howrah, Hooghly, Bankura, Jhargram, East and West Burdwan, Murshidabad, Nadia, Purulia and Birbhum districts till Tuesday morning.
Heavy rain is likely to occur at one or two places in all these districts during the period owing to a low pressure area that has formed over northwest Bay of Bengal.
The Met department has warned fishermen not to venture into north Bay of Bengal along and off West Bengal and Odisha coasts and adjoining Bangladesh coast till Tuesday.
The metropolis is experiencing light rain since noon today.
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