Further dip in temperature unlikely, says Met; Kolkata set to bid adieu to winter | Kolkata News – Times of India

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KOLKATA: Even though Kolkata felt an early-morning chill on Monday, the mercury has started spiralling up, signalling an end to winter. With the flow of northwesterly wind slowing down, the nip in the air will now disappear fast and there is no further possibility of a mercury slide, said the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Alipore. Kolkata recorded a maxi-mum temperature of 30.6°C on Monday.
It could, however, remain pleasant with mornings being moderately warm as the maximum temperature hovers around the 18°C-19°C-mark. But the minimum is now unlikely to dip below 15°C. Kolkata recorded a minimum temperature of 15.9°C on Monday, a degree below normal.

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“The northwesterly has lost its sting since we are about to reach the second week of February. It’s still there but since there has been no snowfall in the northwestern hills, the nip is missing. Also, some local heating has started, which will push the mercury up,” said RMC director G K Das.
The minimum temperature has to remain below 15°C for four days for winter to persist. But the conditions have started changing, which is normal at this time of the year, said weathermen. “We are yet to declare it officially but winter is over. It will gradually get warmer during the day with the minimum temperature expected to touch 31°C by the end of the week,” added Das. There is no immediate possibility of rain or a system pulling the mercury down, either.
While the first half of January is the coolest period of the year in Kolkata, the mercury has been on a roller-coaster ride this time. On January 6, the minimum had plunged to 10.9°C, the lowest recorded since 2018. Subsequently, it inched up to 12.2°C on January 8, 13.2°C on January 9, dropped to 12.4°C on January 12, rose to 14.5°C the next day before jumping five degrees to 19.7°C.
This winter has also been an exceptionally dry one in Kolkata with the city receiving no rain in December and January, something which rarely happens, said the RMC. While western disturbances usually trigger clouds and light rain across south Bengal in mid-January, this time there has been no precipitation. In January 2022, Kolkata had received more than 12mm rain over six days.
Kolkata recorded its highest minimum temperature on January 15 in at least 13 years – 19.4°C, five notches above normal. Prior to that, the city had never recorded a minimum temperature higher than 16.7°C on that day since 2010.

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