The minimum temperature in Calcutta dropped to 11.5° Celsius on Saturday from 12.1° the day before. The Met office discounted any significant rise in the minimum temperature over the coming week. The Met bulletin has warned of dense fog reducing visibility (199-50m) in Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar, and North Dinajpur districts of north Bengal in the coming days. The past couple of days saw warm, pleasant days and cold nights, but Saturday remained chilly even under the midday sun. “The minimum temperature is unlikely to exceed 13° next week.

Source: The Telegraph January 11, 2026 01:41 UTC