Rain In Kolkata

Rain threatens to disrupt Kolkata Knight Riders' crucial IPL 2026 clash against Punjab Kings at Eden Gardens. With a strong possibility of showers and thunderstorms, a shortened game or even a washout looms, adding to KKR's early-season pressure. Officials face a narrow window to ensure a result, potentially leading to a high-octane, brief encounter.

South Bengal and Kolkata are bracing for thunderstorms and rain over the next four days due to a cyclonic circulation. North 24 Parganas experienced a severe thunderstorm with high winds, forcing an aircraft to hover. An orange alert is in effect for Friday, with chances of severe thunderstorms remaining high.

A deep depression hit Kolkata and Gangetic Bengal early on Monday morning, triggering heavy rain accompanied by swirling winds that blew at 50-60 km an hour and left several parts of the city waterlogged.

India face West Indies in a crucial T20 World Cup 2026 virtual quarterfinal at Eden Gardens on Sunday. A win secures a semifinal spot against England, while a loss ends India's campaign. With a concerning net run rate, India must win, as a washout would see them eliminated due to West Indies' superior NRR.

Heavy rains lashed Kolkata on Friday morning, inundating low-lying areas of the metropolis and affecting vehicular and train services.

Heavy rain lashed the city since Wednesday noon, leading to waterlogging of several thoroughfares and affecting traffic movement.The Met department has warned of downpour in south Bengal till Friday morning.

Heavy rains lashed Kolkata and the coastal districts of West Bengal on Thursday, inundating low-lying areas, officials said. Several thoroughfares were waterlogged in different parts of Kolkata, including BT Road, Central Avenue, College Street, Amherst Street and EM Bypass, due to the showers that began on Wednesday evening, the weather office said.

Rain soaked Kolkata was limping back to near normal on Tuesday after three days of heavy downpour.

A low pressure may lead to light to moderate rain in kolkata on Monday and Tuesday, said the Met office on Friday.

Kolkata may receive light to moderate showers this weekend under the impact of a cyclonic storm that is now brewing over the Andaman Sea.

The Met office has predicted that showers could lose intensity on Tuesday, and the gusty winds could disappear since the depression was moving away in a north-west direction from the Kolkata.

Kolkata and its adjoining areas were lashed by heavy rains due to a trough of low pressure lying over Gangetic West Bengal.

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