Archive · 15 Jan 2026
Cold conditions to ease in West Bengal
The weather in West Bengal, India, is going to get warmer starting this weekend.
The cold weather will go away, and the temperatures will go up by a little bit.
Some places, like Darjeeling, were very cold, but they will get warmer too.
There might still be some fog in the mornings, especially in the hilly areas.
The coldest place in the hills was only 3 degrees Celsius, and the coldest place in the flat areas was about 9 degrees Celsius.
The big city of Kolkata was a bit warmer at 14 degrees Celsius.
So, people in West Bengal can expect it to not be so cold soon!
Cold conditions in West Bengal to ease from this weekend.
Minimum temperatures to increase by 2-3°C across all districts.
Dense fog likely in sub-Himalayan districts, shallow to moderate fog elsewhere.
Upper reaches of Darjeeling recorded the lowest temperature at 3°C.
Kolkata's minimum temperature was 13.7°C.
- Who
- India Meteorological Department (IMD)
- What
- Cold conditions likely to abate in West Bengal from this weekend
- When
- From Sunday
- Where
- West Bengal, India
- Why
- Increase in minimum temperatures by 2-3°C
Cold Conditions
Warming Trend
Temperature Increase
Cold Conditions
Cold conditions will marginally wane
Warming Trend
Minimum temperatures to increase by 2-3°C
Fog Conditions
Cold Conditions
Dense fog in some districts
Warming Trend
Fog likely to reduce as temperatures rise
- Coldest Place
- Upper reaches of Darjeeling (3°C)
- Coldest Plain
- Sriniketan (8.7°C)
- Kolkata Temperature
- 13.7°C
- Temperature Increase
- 2-3°C from Sunday
- Fog Areas
- Sub-Himalayan districts (Dense), Other areas (Shallow to Moderate)
Sources
West Bengal: Cold conditions likely to abate from weekend
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