The Met department has advised residents to take precautionary measures while stepping outside between 11 am and 4 pm. Kolkata is expected to remain dry till next Friday with little to no chance of rainfall.

Meanwhile, the maximum temperature is gradually rising in the entire southern region. On Saturday, the maximum temperature in localities like Panagarh, Bankura, Bishnupur, Purulia, and Bolpur was hovering around 35-36 degrees Celsius. Last week, these places saw the mercury remain below 35 degrees Celsius due to rainfall.

Till Tuesday, light rain with thunder has been forecast in areas including North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, East Midnapore, Birbhum, Murshidabad, and Nadia. Conversely, areas such as Howrah, Hooghly, Kolkata, Purulia, Jhargram, West Midnapore, Bankura, West Burdwan, and East Burdwan are expected to remain dry during this period.

In the northern part, thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds ranging from 30-40 kmph persisted in Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Kalimpong, Alipurduar, and Cooch Behar. Meanwhile, North Dinajpur, South Dinajpur, and Malda experienced dry weather conditions. On Tuesday evening, these places are expected to have light to moderate rain with thunder.

On Saturday, Darjeeling recorded a maximum of 19 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 12 degrees, Kalimpong saw a maximum of 23 degrees Celsius, Cooch Behar 33 degrees, Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar 34 degrees, and Malda reported 35 degrees. The Met department has announced that there will be a gradual rise in day temperature by two to three degrees Celsius during the next four days in districts in sub-Himalayan West Bengal.