Prepare for a wet puja the next week as cyclonic circulation is expected to build over the Bay of Bengal on October 1. On October 1, Shashthi, a cyclonic circulation is expected to develop over the Bay of Bengal.
On Saptami and Ashtami (October 2 and 3), Kolkata may experience moderate to heavy downpours, while the final two days of the festival may only see light to moderate precipitation, according to the Met office. It has been warned that the showers could intensify if the system approaches the Bengal coast.
Typhoon Noru, which is now developing over the Pacific Ocean, will be the reason behind the anticipated circulation. Before arriving as a cyclonic circulation in the northeast and the east-central Bay of Bengal, it is expected to pass through Vietnam, Thailand, and Myanmar.
It’s expected to continue to be gloomy throughout the city, and the temperature may dip. Even if the circulation does not intensify into a low pressure, variables like south-easterly winds from the sea and the amount of moisture in the region might still combine to bring torrential rain, say, weathermen. Das explained that if the system changed course and moved away from the Bengal coast, the rain pattern might change, but showers might still occur.
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