KKR players spent Monday night in Varanasi after their Kolkata-bound flight was diverted to Guwahati and then Varanasi due to extreme weather in Kolkata. The Knight Riders finally landed in Kolkata after taking another flight to the city on Tuesday morning. The ecstatic KKR team flew from Lucknow after thumping LSG by 98 runs on May 6, Monday. However, due to thunderstorms in Kolkata, the team could not land in the city of joy.
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) May 7, 2024
“20 hours after taking off from Lucknow, flying more than 8 hours mid-air with extreme turbulence, after 2 diversions to Guwahati and Varanasi and getting an unexpected darshan of Kashi Vishwanath Shiva temple and river Ganges, we finally land in the land of joy once again, Kolkata,” KKR spinner Chakaravarthy’s Instagram story caption read.
Meanwhile, Kolkata is expected to experience varying pre-monsoon showers, complete with severe lightning and strong thunder accompanied by gusty winds, as reported by Skymet Weather.
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The city recently witnessed significant rainfall, with Alipore recording 71mm and Dum Dum 49mm. These showers have brought relief from the extreme heatwave conditions that peaked at 43°C on April 30th, cooling the city to around 35°C.
Recent weather changes have been influenced by a cyclonic circulation over Jharkhand and Odisha and anticyclonic winds from the Bay of Bengal, which have enhanced moisture levels.
Temperatures this week will generally stay in the low to mid-30s but are expected to climb towards the high 30s next week, potentially surpassing 40°C.
