After four days of dry weather from Friday to the early hours of Tuesday (October 27), squally winds and heavy rainfall are expected in West Bengal, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has cautioned.

The IMD said that a low-pressure area has formed over the Bay of Bengal on Friday. It is most likely to persist over the same region and intensify into a depression on Saturday.

“It is expected to intensify and move west-northwestwards towards North Andhra Pradesh and adjoining South Odisha coasts during the subsequent two days. Under this influence, squally winds along and off the West Bengal coast from October 27, and heavy rainfall activity very likely to occur at one or two places over some districts of West Bengal from October 28 to October 30.”

After a period of dry weather from October 23 to the early hours of October 27, light to moderate rain and thundershowers are anticipated on October 27 and into the early hours of October 28 in the following areas: South 24 Parganas, East Midnapore, West…