India vs Pakistan: Chance of thundershowers and rain, says weather office

Kolkata: When people in the City of Joy were gearing up for the much anticipated marquee clash between India and Pakistan in the ICC World Twenty20 here at the Eden Gardens today, rain Gods sent shivers down their spine in the wee hours.

A cloudy morning led to murmurs about an approaching thundershower.

Since the all important cricket match is scheduled for the evening. This correspondent spoke to officials at the Regional Meteorological Centre in Alipore.

“There are chances of rain and thundershowers in the evening in certain pockets. We can’t specifically say when and where but there are favourable conditions,” said MS Jana, assistant meteorologist.

Kolkata looked sunny on Friday and nobody imagined that it could rain the next day. But the weather on the eastern side is fickle.

“If there is a cell, then looking at it, we will issue a warning. There is no cell now but there are small cells forming in certain areas,” added Jana.

But he clarified that there is no depression as such specifically affecting the city.

“There is a tendency of depression on the axis from Bihar-Jharkhand to the north of Bay of Bengal,” he added.

However, after 1 pm, the sun came out bright and rain looks unlikely. But the climate of West Bengal is as unpredictable as the game of cricket.