Depression over coastal West Bengal, extremely heavy rainfall, thunderstorms likely in the State: IMD

The India Meteorological Division (IMD) in a bulletin on July 25, 2025, forecasted heavy to extraordinarily heavy rainfall until July 31 in a number of areas in West Bengal owing to a despair over coastal West Bengal and adjoining areas of Northwest Bay of Bengal and Bangladesh.

“Beneath affect of the above techniques, widespread mild to average rainfall with remoted heavy to very heavy rainfall and remoted extraordinarily heavy rainfall [is] very doubtless over districts of South Bengal throughout subsequent 24 hours. Additionally, resulting from sturdy monsoon stream, widespread mild to average rainfall with remoted heavy rainfall exercise [is] prone to proceed in subsequent 6 days over some districts of South Bengal,” the Friday bulletin by the Regional Meteorological Centre, Kolkata, mentioned.

It additionally forecasted thunderstorms with lightning and gusty wind (velocity 30-40kmph) in sure locations in South Bengal between July 25 and July 27.

For areas within the southern districts of West Bengal, the IMD mentioned that waterlogging could be doubtless in low-lying areas and underpass roads. It additionally forecasted a discount in visibility, visitors disruption, an increase in water ranges of rivers, injury to crops, and an opposed impression on kutchha roads and kutchha homes.

In the meantime, the bulletin mentioned that short-term waterlogging in low-lying areas and lightning strikes in open fields are doubtless for the northern districts of West Bengal.

The IMD additionally issued a warning to the fisherfolk of West Bengal, advising them to not enterprise alongside and off North and central Bay of Bengal, and West Bengal and Odisha coasts from July 25 to July 29.