West Bengal Braces for Intense Cold and Dense Fog; Winter Chill to End Soon

• West Bengal is experiencing severe cold accompanied by dense fog, with 'feel like temperatures' much lower due to cold northwesterly winds.
• The Meteorological Department predicts the intense winter feel will end this week, with temperatures rising from Monday after a weather change on Sunday.
• Dense fog warnings are issued for several districts, particularly in North Bengal (Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar, Malda, North and South Dinajpur) and parts of South Bengal (Nadia, Murshidabad, Birbhum, Purba and Paschim Bardhaman, Hooghly, North 24 Parganas).
• Visibility may drop to around 50 meters due to dense fog, especially between Friday and Sunday.
• Kolkata's minimum temperature is 13.2 degrees Celsius, below normal, and will remain between 12-23 degrees Celsius over the next 24 hours, with fog increasing from Friday.

Why It Matters: West Bengal faces severe cold and dense fog this week, but temperatures are expected to rise from Monday.