Heatwave subsides in West Bengal

Bringing much-needed relief to the people of West Bengal, heatwave conditions subsided today after several days of above 40 degrees Celsius temperature.
The MeT department has forecast thunder squall during the next few days.
Bankura, which had sizzled at 45.1 degrees yesterday, was cooler by over six degrees today with the day's highest temperature recorded at 38.9 degrees Celsius.
In Kolkata, the temperature was down about notches at 38.9 degrees, but the discomfort level in the metropolis was high due to excessive humidity.
The mercury was down by a few notches in other places of Gangetic West Bengal also with Asansol, Burdwan and Sriniketan recording 35.9 degrees, 37.0 degrees and 35.8 degrees respectively.

Thunder squall with wind speed between 50 to 60 km per hour with hail was likely to occur at isolated places over Bankura, Birbhum, Bardhaman, Murshidabad, Nadia, Hooghly, North and South 24 parganas districts, the MeT department said.