Kolkata, Apr 25 (Reporter) Amid the ongoing intense heatwave across West Bengal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday announced that the heatwave conditions affecting several parts of the state are likely to ease from Saturday. This relief is expected to come with moderate to severe thunderstorms, which will help bring down the temperatures. According to the IMD, dry westerly to north-westerly winds will persist until Saturday. Rain is expected to begin across almost all districts in the southern region from Sunday. A few districts may even see rainfall on Saturday. In Kolkata, an additional weather alert has been issued for thunderstorms and rain till Monday. On Sunday and Monday, the city is likely to experience light to moderate rain, thunderstorms, and gusty winds blowing at speeds of 40 to 50 kilometers per hour. The same forecast applies to Howrah, Hooghly, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, East Midnapore, West Midnapore, Jhargram, Purulia, and Bankura. In the remaining districts, wind speeds may reach 50 to 60 kilometers per hour. However, the IMD said that the heatwave will continue before that and an orange alert for high temperatures was issued for Paschim Bardhaman, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur, and Bankura. In addition to the heatwave, nighttime temperatures in these districts will also remain high. Heatwave conditions may also occur in Purulia and Birbhum. While other districts may not experience an official heatwave, the discomfort from the heat will persist. However, from Saturday evening, the weather is expected to change with the possibility of rain in districts like South 24 Parganas, East and West Midnapore, Jhargram, Birbhum, and Murshidabad, leading to a temperature drop of three to four degrees. On Friday, Kolkata recorded a minimum temperature of 28.8 degrees Celsius, which is 2.6 degrees above normal. On Thursday, the maximum daytime temperature was 35.4 degrees Celsius. However, in districts like Bankura, Kalaikunda, Panagarh, Asansol, Purulia, Jhargram, and Malda, temperatures had crossed the 40-degree mark...////...