WOIN20 VECC 051200 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT REGIONAL METEOROLOGICAL CENTRE, ALIPORE, KOLKATA-700027 MID-DAY WEATHER BULLETIN FOR WEST BENGAL, SIKKIM, ODISHA, BIHAR, JHARKHAND AND THE ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS DATED - SATURDAY 05/08/2023 MID-DAY INFERENCE :: DATED - SATURDAY 05/08/2023 WEATHER SUMMARY BASED ON 0830 HRS IST OF SATURDAY 05/08/2023 SOUTHWEST MONSOON HAS BEEN ACTIVE OVER SIKKIM & SUB HIMALAYAN WEST BENGAL. HEAVY TO VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRED AT A FEW PLACES OVER JALPAIGURI DISTRICT AND AT ONE OR TWO PLACES OVER COOCHBEHAR DISTRICT OF SUB HIMALAYAN WEST BENGAL. HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRED AT A FEW PLACES OVER ALIPURDUAR DISTRICT OF SUB HIMALAYAN WEST BENGAL; AT ONE OR TWO PLACES OVER BIHAR AND DARJEELING DISTRICT OF SUB HIMALAYAN WEST BENGAL. RAINFALL OCCURRED AT MOST PLACES OVER SIKKIM & SUB HIMALAYAN WEST BENGAL; AT MANY PLACES OVER ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS; AT A FEW PLACES OVER ODISHA AND JHARKHAND; AT ONE OR TWO PLACES OVER BIHAR AND GANGETIC WEST BENGAL. WEATHER REMAINED MAINLY DRY OVER THE REST OF THE REGION. MAIN SYNOPTIC FEATURE BASED ON 0830 HRS IST OF SATURDAY 05/08/2023 YESTERDAY'S LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER NORTHEAST MADHYA PRADESH & NEIGHBOURHOOD WITH THE ASSOCIATED CYCLONIC CIRCULATION EXTENDING UPTO 7.6 KM ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL PERSISTS. THE MONSOON TROUGH AT MEAN SEA LEVEL NOW PASSES THROUGH BHATINDA, JIND, MEERUT, HARDOI, CENTER OF LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER NORTHEAST MADHYA PRADESH & NEIGHBOURHOOD, SHANTINIKETAN AND MIZORAM ACROSS BANGLADESH. WEATHER FORECAST FOR NEXT SEVEN DAYS SATURDAY 05 AUG(DAY-1) RAIN OR THUNDERSHOWERS VERY LIKELY TO OCCUR AT MOST PLACES OVER SIKKIM AND THE DISTRICTS OF SUB HIMALAYAN WEST BENGAL; AT MANY PLACES OVER BIHAR, JHARKHAND, ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS AND KOLKATA, HOWRAH, HOOGHLY, NORTH 24 PARGANAS, SOUTH 24 PARGANAS, NADIA, BIRBHUM, MURSHIDABAD DISTRICTS OF GANGETIC WEST BENGAL; LIKELY TO OCCUR AT A FEW PLACES OVER ODISHA; AT ONE OR TWO PLACES OVER THE REST DISTRICTS OF GANGETIC WEST BENGAL. NO LARGE CHANGE IN DAY TEMPERATURE DURING NEXT 5 DAYS OVER THE LAND AREAS OF THE REGION. SUNDAY 06 AUG(DAY-2) RAIN OR THUNDERSHOWERS VERY LIKELY TO OCCUR AT MOST PLACES OVER BIHAR, JHARKHAND, SIKKIM AND THE DISTRICTS OF SUB HIMALAYAN WEST BENGAL; AT MANY PLACES OVER , ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS AND THE DISTRICTS OF GANGETIC WEST BENGAL; LIKELY TO OCCUR AT A FEW PLACES OVER ODISHA. MONDAY 07 AUG(DAY-3) RAIN OR THUNDERSHOWERS VERY LIKELY TO OCCUR AT MOST PLACES OVER BIHAR, JHARKHAND, SIKKIM AND THE DISTRICTS OF WEST BENGAL; AT MANY PLACES OVER ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS; LIKELY TO OCCUR AT A FEW PLACES OVER ODISHA. TUESDAY 08 AUG(DAY-4) RAIN OR THUNDERSHOWERS VERY LIKELY TO OCCUR AT MOST PLACES OVER BIHAR, SIKKIM AND THE DISTRICTS OF WEST BENGAL; AT MANY PLACES OVER JHARKHAND, ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS; LIKELY TO OCCUR AT A FEW PLACES OVER ODISHA. WEDNESDAY 09 AUG(DAY-5) RAIN OR THUNDERSHOWERS VERY LIKELY TO OCCUR AT MOST PLACES OVER ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS; AND THE DISTRICTS OF GANGETIC WEST BENGAL; AT MANY PLACES OVER SIKKIM, BIHAR, JHARKHAND AND THE DISTRICTS OF SUB HIMALAYAN WEST BENGAL; LIKELY TO OCCUR AT A FEW PLACES OVER ODISHA. THURSDAY 10 AUG(DAY-6) RAIN OR THUNDERSHOWERS VERY LIKELY TO OCCUR AT MOST PLACES OVER ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS; AT MANY PLACES OVER SIKKIM AND THE DISTRICTS OF WEST BENGAL; LIKELY TO OCCUR AT A FEW PLACES OVER BIHAR, JHARKHAND, ODISHA. FRIDAY 11 AUG(DAY-7) RAIN OR THUNDERSHOWERS VERY LIKELY TO OCCUR AT MOST PLACES OVER ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS; AT MANY PLACES OVER ODISHA, SIKKIM AND THE DISTRICTS OF WEST BENGAL; LIKELY TO OCCUR AT A FEW PLACES OVER BIHAR, JHARKHAND, . WEATHER WARNING FOR NEXT SEVEN DAYS SATURDAY 05 AUG(DAY-1) 1) HEAVY RAIN (07-11 CM) LIKELY TO OCCUR AT ONE OR TWO PLACES OVER BIHAR, SIKKIM AND JALPAIGURI, COOCHBEHAR, ALIPURDUAR DISTRICTS OF SUB HIMALAYAN WEST BENGAL. 2) THUNDERSTORM WITH LIGHTNING LIKELY TO OCCUR AT ONE OR TWO PLACES OVER BIHAR, JHARKHAND AND THE DISTRICTS OF SUB HIMALAYAN WEST BENGAL. SUNDAY 06 AUG(DAY-2) 1) HEAVY TO VERY HEAVY RAIN (07-20 CM) VERY LIKELY TO OCCUR AT ONE OR TWO PLACES OVER BIHAR. 2) HEAVY RAIN (07-11 CM) LIKELY TO OCCUR AT ONE OR TWO PLACES OVER JHARKHAND AND DARJEELING, JALPAIGURI, KALIMPONG, COOCHBEHAR, ALIPURDUAR, NORTH DINAJPUR DISTRICTS OF SUB HIMALAYAN WEST BENGAL. 3) THUNDERSTORM PAGE 2 WITH LIGHTNING LIKELY TO OCCUR AT ONE OR TWO PLACES OVER BIHAR, JHARKHAND AND THE DISTRICTS OF SUB HIMALAYAN WEST BENGAL. MONDAY 07 AUG(DAY-3) 1) HEAVY TO VERY HEAVY RAIN (07-20 CM) VERY LIKELY TO OCCUR AT ONE OR TWO PLACES OVER BIHAR AND COOCHBEHAR, ALIPURDUAR DISTRICTS OF SUB HIMALAYAN WEST BENGAL. 2) HEAVY RAIN (07-11 CM) LIKELY TO OCCUR AT ONE OR TWO PLACES OVER SIKKIM, JHARKHAND AND DARJEELING, JALPAIGURI, KALIMPONG, NORTH DINAJPUR, NORTH 24 PARGANAS, SOUTH 24 PARGANAS, NADIA DISTRICTS OF WEST BENGAL. 3) THUNDERSTORM WITH LIGHTNING LIKELY TO OCCUR AT ONE OR TWO PLACES OVER BIHAR, JHARKHAND AND THE DISTRICTS OF GANGETIC WEST BENGAL. TUESDAY 08 AUG(DAY-4) 1) HEAVY TO VERY HEAVY RAIN (07-20 CM) VERY LIKELY TO OCCUR AT ONE OR TWO PLACES OVER BIHAR AND DARJEELING, KALIMPONG DISTRICTS OF SUB HIMALAYAN WEST BENGAL. 2) HEAVY RAIN (07-11 CM) LIKELY TO OCCUR AT ONE OR TWO PLACES OVER JALPAIGURI, COOCHBEHAR, ALIPURDUAR, NADIA, NORTH 24 PARGANAS, SOUTH 24 PARGANAS, BIRBHUM, MURSHIDABAD DISTRICTS OF WEST BENGAL. 3) THUNDERSTORM WITH LIGHTNING LIKELY TO OCCUR AT ONE OR TWO PLACES OVER BIHAR AND THE DISTRICTS OF GANGETIC WEST BENGAL. WEDNESDAY 09 AUG(DAY-5) 1) THUNDERSTORM WITH LIGHTNING LIKELY TO OCCUR AT ONE OR TWO PLACES OVER BIHAR. THURSDAY 10 AUG(DAY-6) NIL. FRIDAY 11 AUG(DAY-7) NIL. OUTLOOK FOR SUBSEQUENT TWO DAYS : LITTLE CHANGE. () DUTY OFFICER FOR HEAD REGIONAL METEOROLOGICAL CENTRE KOLKATA 05/08/2023 NB: *FORECAST AND WARNING FOR ANY DAY IS VALID FROM 0830HRS IST TO 0830 HRS IST OF NEXT DAY. 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