Kolkata, Jan 7 || Cold conditions in West Bengal will continue in the next few days, the Meteorological office said on Wednesday.
The cold spell will continue for the next few days, with the minimum temperature likely to drop further.
Tuesday was the coldest day in the last 13 years when the city's temperature dropped to 10.2 degrees Celsius.
The same weather continued on Wednesday, when the minimum temperature in Kolkata was 10.3 degrees Celsius, 3.6 degrees below normal.
The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Kolkata's Alipore said that this weather will continue in south Bengal until Saturday.
"Along with the intense cold, fog will prevail in the morning in most districts, including Kolkata. Cold wave and 'cold day' conditions will persist in some districts. However, the temperature may rise slightly between 2 to 3 degrees Celsius over the weekend," said an official of RMC.