Kolkata rain: IMD issues alert for downpour in multiple West Bengal districts, check full weather forecast here

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a rainfall alert for several districts in West Bengal, including Kolkata. Light to moderate rain accompanied by thundershowers is expected in the city.

West Midnapore, East Midnapore, South 24 Parganas, North 24 Parganas, Hooghly, Howrah and Kolkata have been placed under a yellow alert for today, indicating the possibility of moderate rainfall.

Predicting rainfall activity over Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh on 24 and 25 February, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its latest press release that isolated to scattered light to moderate rainfall, accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds (30–40 kmph), is likely over Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal and Jharkhand on 24 February.

Thunderstorms and lightning are also likely over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, Assam and Meghalaya, and Telangana on the same day.

The weather office also predicted isolated light rainfall and snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand between 26 and 28 February.

IMD also issued a fishermen's warning advising them not to venture over the northern parts of the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining parts of the southwest and east central Bay of Bengal on 24 February.

Delhi weather forecast

Residents of the national capital woke up to a pleasant February morning, with an average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 227 at 9:00 am, in the poor category. Delhi's primary weather monitoring station, Safdarjung, recorded a minimum temperature of 2.4 degrees Celsius and a maximum temperature of 30.5 degrees Celsius.

Anand Vihar and Wazirpur recorded the worst air quality today, falling in the very poor range. Out of 39 air quality monitoring stations across Delhi, 10 registered moderate air quality.

IMD predicted, “Mainly clear sky. Mist during morning hours. The maximum and minimum temperatures over Delhi are likely to be 29°C to 31°C and 12°C to 14°C, respectively. The minimum temperature will be above normal (1.6°C to 3.0°C) and the maximum temperatures will be appreciably above normal (3.1 to 5.0°C) at most places & markedly above normal (5.1°C or more) at isolated places over Delhi.”