KOLKATA: Kolkata continued to soak in the winter chill on Monday - the season's second coolest day so far at 11.5 degree Celsius. With the north-westerly still flowing in, the mercury will remain low predicted the Met office. But it will rise gradually, eventually touching 14 degree Celsius by the middle of the week. The city recorded 11.2 degrees on Sunday, the season's lowest."The north-westerly is losing intensity. With the icy winds slowing down, the chill will slowly decrease. We expect a rise of three degrees in the minimum temperature over the next three days," said GK Das , director, Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC).An approaching western disturbance (WD)could result in the city remaining cloudy on January 19 and 20. But there will be no rain. "At present, the WD is stationed near Punjab. If it enters Uttar Pradesh, the south Bengal region and Kolkata may have an impact. There will be a marginal temperature rise accompanied by clouds," said Das.While the continuing chilly spell could well turn out to be the season's coolest, winter is yet to bid goodbye to Kolkata, according to the RMC. A temperature drop is not being ruled out during the last week of January. "There have been instances of the mercury plunging late in January. While so far there is no such indication, but winter continues. We will continue to have low minimum temperatures," added Das.Meanwhile, the districts continued to reel under severe a cold on Monday. While Sriniketan recorded 8. 0 degrees, Bankura clocked 9 and Berhampore had a minimum of 10 degrees.

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