Jowar

Check rain and high tide before you leave

When heavy rain lands on a high tide, Kolkata drains slowly. Pick where you are travelling and when, and see the risk for that hour.

Your trip

Why not just use a weather app?

For one area and one departure hour, Jowar adds up the rain around that hour, checks whether a Garden Reach high tide falls near it, and suggests a better hour. Here is how that differs from the usual ways of checking.

Weather apps and rain maps such as Windy
Show how much rain is coming for a place. Jowar adds the high tide and turns both into one answer for each area and hour.
IMD alerts
Give one colour warning for a whole district. Jowar answers for a named area and an hour.
News and TV
Report flooding once it has started. Jowar looks at the hours ahead so you can pick when to leave.
Calling someone local
Tells you what one road looks like right now. Jowar covers 8 areas for the next 3 days without anyone standing on the road. On a risky day, do both.

Jowar uses the same kind of free forecast data as weather apps, so it is no better at predicting rain. It missed the burst on 23 September 2025. Use it to plan, then confirm with local news or someone on the road.