Met spies rain on Sunday, temp to rise

Kolkata: The city is set to get rain on Sunday, as the temperature rises. A cyclonic circulation, set to form over

Jharkhand

, could trigger rain in Kolkata and the coastal areas of the state, said the

Met

office. The maximum temperature could touch 30°C this weekend.“The rain could be moderate and may last 30 minutes. Since the temperature has started rising, pre-monsoon rain and thunderstorms will now happen,” said

RMC

director

G K Das

.Kolkata recorded a maximum temperature of 27.1°C and a minimum of 16.5°C on Thursday. “It will continue to climb and may touch 30°C and 18°C, respectively, by the weekend,” said Das.
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