KOLKATA: With the scorching westerly winds continuing to blow into south Bengal and Kolkata, the maximum temperature in the city crawled up marginally to 37.3°C on Thursday.
It will continue to hover around 37°C till April 30, said the Met office. An incursion of moisture with easterly winds is expected to pull the mercury down from May 1 and lead to a thunderstorm in Kolkata between May 2 and 4.