Kolkata: Even though the minimum temperature rose to 15.1 ° C, Kolkata remained cold on a windy Sunday.
Weatherman said it could be a chillier with mercury set to fall from Monday and can slide below 12 ° C.
The northwest wind carrying the cold from the Himalayas has gained strength.
Therefore, it will remain cold in Kolkata until December 22, after that the minimum temperature may rise slightly.
“It will get cooler on Mondays and Tuesdays because the northwest winds are getting stronger.
The temperature can plunge below 12 ° C and remain between 11 ° C and 12 ° C on Monday.
Cold will last until Wednesday, after that Northwesterly will Loss of strength, which leads to a marginal temperature increase, “said Regional Meteorology Center (RMC) GK DAS.
When the minimum temperature changes from 13.5 ° C on Saturday to touch 15 ° C on Sunday, the cold factor rises with the wind getting stronger.
It draws the temperature of ‘real flavors’ up to 12 ° C, according to Accuweather’s personal weather forecasting services.
The real temperature is the size of how it feels to human skin and is calculated based on several factors, such as wind speed, sunlight intensity, moisture, rainfall, turbidity, and elevation.
The minimum temperature can float around 15 ° C on Christmas.
“We hope that some east winds flow to Kolkata around the time.
So, the minimum temperature may not slide below 15 ° C.
But it will go down again,” said the watershed.
Last week, the low pressure trough above Bay of Bengal had caused clouds and intermittent rain in Kolkata.
The minimum temperature is driven up to 19 ° C, three notches above normal.
Cloud Cover has brought a maximum temperature of up to 22 ° C and reduces the difference between the maximum and minimum temperature until only two degrees last week.
This is the first season Chilly Mantra that began earlier this week with a three-degree decline in mercury from 18 ° C to 15 ° C on Monday.
Since then, the minimum temperature remains below 15 ° C.
Weather experts expect cold spells to continue for a week because there is no system that can block the northwest wind.
“Now, mercury will go down further,” said the watershed.