Meteorological Department predicts heat wave to last till April 5 in South Bengal

West Bengal: The Meteorological Department said on Monday that heat wave conditions are likely to persist in the southern districts of West Bengal till April 5. It said that heatwave conditions are expected in Purulia, Bankura, West Bardhaman, West Midnapore and Jhargram districts till April 3-5. Due to dry westerly winds blowing over the region, such conditions are “very likely to occur over districts of South Bengal”, the weather office said in a bulletin. It said that the maximum day temperature in South Bengal is likely to increase by 2 to 4 degrees Celsius during the next three days. The bulletin said that by April 3-5, the maximum temperature in the western districts will be 4 to 5 degrees Celsius above normal.