'Minimum temperature in Bengal's districts to be below normal by 2 to 3 notches': IMD

There will not be any large change in minimum temperature (night temperature) for the next five days over the districts of the state, IMD said.

Kolkata: The IMD on Thursday said that minimum temperatures are very likely to be below normal by 2 to 3 degree Celsius in West Bengal during the next five days.

There will not be any large change in minimum temperature (night temperature) for the next five days over the districts of the state, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

There is no possibility of rain or significant fog in the state in the next few days, the weather office said in its forecast.

The tourist hill town of Darjeeling recorded the lowest temperature in West Bengal on Thursday at 7 degree Celsius, it said.

The minimum temperature in Kolkata was three notches below normal at 17.1 degree Celsius, the IMD said.

Sriniketan in Birbhum district recorded the lowest temperature in the plains of the state at 13.2 degree Celsius, it said.

The other places in the state which recorded significantly low minimum temperature are Alipurduar (14 degree C), Purulia (14 degree C), Suri (14 degree C) Uluberia (14.5 degree Celsius) and Bardhaman (14.5 degree C), it said.