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IIE DIGITAL DESK ; Kolkata, June 13: The southwest monsoon has already entered North Bengal, South Bengal is still waiting for its arrival. While several districts have been receiving scattered rainfall over the past few days, the discomfort caused by humid and sultry weather continues to trouble residents. In this situation, the Alipore Meteorological Department has forecast that the monsoon is likely to enter South Bengal within the next two to three days. Along with the arrival of the monsoon, several districts are expected to witness thunderstorms accompanied by rain.

North Bengal, meanwhile, is likely to experience heavy rainfall in the coming days. According to the weather forecast, the districts of Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar may receive extremely heavy rain on Tuesday and Wednesday. Along with these two districts, Darjeeling, Cooch Behar and Kalimpong are also expected to witness heavy rainfall until next Friday.

The Meteorological Department has also predicted heavy rainfall in Uttar Dinajpur. Despite the changing weather conditions and increasing rainfall activity, there is unlikely to be any significant change in temperature across both North and South Bengal over the next seven days.

The weather remains warm and humid in Kolkata due to the delayed arrival of the monsoon in the southern parts of the state. On Saturday morning, the minimum temperature in Kolkata was recorded at 28.6 degrees Celsius, which was 1.4 degrees above the normal level for this time of the year.

The monsoon expected to advance further into South Bengal soon, residents may finally get relief from the prevailing heat and humidity. However, the possibility of thunderstorms and heavy rainfall in several regions has prompted authorities to keep a close watch on the changing weather situation.