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Rains lash Dhaka, trigger snarls
Dhaka woke up to a rainy and pleasant morning on Saturday, thanks to a nor'wester that lashed the metropolis.
The weather department recorded 42mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours till 6am.
"Showers are likely occur in Dhaka, Rangpur and Bogura districts in the next 24 hours,” said Monowar Hossain, a meteorologist at Bangladesh Meteorological Department.
Though the showers brought the much-needed reprieve to the residents from the sizzling summer heat, they brought back the obvious miseries -- rush-hour traffic snarls.
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The worst affected were the office-goers and school-going children as traffic crawled in several busy stretches of the densely populated metropolis due to the rains.
According to the regular bulletin of the Met office, released on Friday, "Rain or thundershowers with intense lightning flashes and temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions; at a few places over Chattogram division and at one or two places over Khulna and Barishal divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over the country.”
The highest temperature on Friday was recorded at 37.6 degrees Celsius in Khulna's Jashore, while the minimum temperature was 20.8 degrees in Rangpur's Rajarhat.
Rains likely to lash Bangladesh
Brace for some reprieve from the summer heat, as the weather department has predicted showers across Bangladesh in the next 24 hours.
"Rain or thundershowers with intense lightning flashes and temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Mymensingh, and Sylhet divisions; at a few places over Dhaka and Chattogram divisions and at one or two places over Khulna and Barishal divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over the country," the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said Thursday.
A mild heat wave is sweeping over Rajshahi, Madaripur, Chandpur and Bagerhat and it may continue, it added.
The highest temperature Thursday was recorded at 36.8 degrees Celsius in Madaripur, while the minimum temperature was 21 degrees in Sylhet, the BMD said.
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No improvement in Sylhet's flood situation
The overall flood situation in Sylhet district showed no signs of improvement on Wednesday, with some rivers still flowing above the danger level.
Officials said that all the rivers of the district are full to the brim due to the onrush of hilly waters from the upstream and incessant rains over the past several days. The Surma and the Kushiara, in particular, are flowing above the danger level.
Brace for showers with lightning: Met office
The Bangladesh Metrological Department (BMD) has predicted showers with intense lightning across Bangladesh in 24 hours commending 9am on Monday.
“Light to moderate rain or thunder showers with intense lightning flashes and temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions; at a few places over Chattogram division and at one or two places over Rajshahi and Dhaka divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over northern part of the country,” said a regular Met office bulletin.
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Weather may remain mainly dry with partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country.
Day temperatures may rise slightly and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.
The maximum rainfall has been recorded in Tetulia of Rangpur division at 92 mms, said the bulletin.
Meanwhile, the trough of low extended from Bihar to North Bay across Gangetic West Bengal and Southern part of Bangladesh persists, it added.
Rains likely in parts of country
Eight divisions of the country may witness light to moderate rain or thundershowers in 24 hours commencing 9 am, said Met office on Sunday.
According to a Met office bulletin, “Light to moderate rain or thunder showers with intense lightning flashes and temporary gusty/squally wind is likely at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions; at a few places over Rajshahi, Dhaka and Chattogram divisions and at one or two places over Khulna and Barishal divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over northern part of the country.”
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Trough of Westerly low lies over West Bengal and adjoining area with its extension to Northwest Bay.
Day and night temperature may remain nearly uncahanged over the country.
Light to moderate rain predicted across Bangladesh
The weather department Saturday forecasted light to moderate rain or thundershowers across the country in the next 24 hours.
"Light to moderate rain or thundershowers with lightning flashes and temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Sylhet and Chattogram divisions; at a few places over Rajshahi and Dhaka divisions, and one or two places over Khulna and Barishal divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over the northern part of the country," said the Bangladesh Meteorological Department.
Day temperature may remain nearly unchanged and night temperature may rise slightly, it added.
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Rivers in Sylhet and Sunamganj in spate after heavy rains
Rivers in Sylhet and Sunamganj districts swelled to the danger level due to heavy rains and onrush of water from bordering India, said the Sylhet Water Development Board.
Besides, heavy rains are expected in the next 24 hours in the northeastern part of the country and adjoining Tripura in India. And so, the water of bordering rivers including several rivers of Sylhet and Sunamganj may flow over the danger level, AKM Niloy Pasha, sub-divisional engineer of Sylhet Water Development Board.
The water level of almost all the rivers in Sylhet is increasing due to the onrush of water and ongoing rains. The water level of Surma River in Kanaighat upazila has already crossed the danger level.
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According to the Sylhet Water Development Board, the water level of Surma River is flowing at 12.75 cm above the danger level in Kanaighat area which was at 0.59 cm above the danger level at 6 am on Friday while, in Sylhet, it is flowing at 10.80 cm above danger level and 7.8cm over the danger level in Sunamganj.
Kushiyara River in Sheola is flowing at 13.5cm above the danger level while Sari river in Goaighat area is 12.35 cm above the danger level.
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Meanwhile, 126 mm rainfall was recorded in Sylhet district on Friday, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).
Saeed Ahmad Chowdhury, a senior meteorologist at the Sylhet Meteorological Office, said there is a possibility of rains to continue in Sylhet till May 18. There will be more rains at night than during the day.
Heavy rainfall likely in 5 divisions
Moderately heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur in five divisions of the country Thursday, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).
Due to the peripheral effect of the cyclonic storm Asani, moderately heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur at places over Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions.
The severe cyclonic storm Asani over West Central Bay of Bengal and adjoining area moved northwestwards, weakened into a cyclonic storm, and now lies over the Andhra coast and adjoining West Central Bay.
It is likely to move in a north or northeasterly direction and weaken gradually into a deep depression during the next 12 hours, the BMD said in the evening.
The day and night temperatures may remain unchanged over the country, it added.
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Bangladesh: Showers likely in 24 hours!
The current spell of pleasant weather in Bangladesh is likely to continue for one more day, as the weather department has predicted light to moderate showers in the country in the next 24 hours.
“Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy falls at places over the country,” the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said on Wednesday.
Read: Drizzle brings cheer to Faridpur & Patuakhali as Asani weakens
Night and day temperatures may, however, rise slightly over the country, as per the BMD bulletin.
In Faridpur and Patuakhali, residents woke up to a wet spell on Wednesday morning as Asani weakened into a cyclonic storm and triggered intermittent overnight drizzle.
The first drops of rain in the two districts came with a cool breeze, bringing the much-needed reprieve to the residents from the sizzling summer heat.
Faridpur Met office has recorded 51.2mm of rainfall activities in the past 24 hours till Wednesday morning. “It will continue for two more days.”
Drizzle brings cheer to Faridpur & Patuakhali as Asani weakens
Residents of Faridpur and Patuakhali woke up to a wet spell on Wednesday morning, as Asani weakened into a cyclonic storm and triggered intermittent overnight drizzle.
The first drops of rain in the two districts came with a cool breeze, bringing the much-needed reprieve to the residents from the sizzling summer heat.
Surujul Amin, in-charge of the Faridpur weather office, said the partly cloudy sky in the morning and the drizzle were due to Asani weakening into a cyclonic storm.
The local Met office has recorded 51.2mm of rainfall activities in the past 24 hours till Wednesday morning, he said. “It will continue for two more days.”
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In Faridpur district town, many people preferred to stay indoors due to the drizzle and enjoy the pleasant weather. Traffic was less on the roads, as a result.
Deputy director of Faridpur department of agriculture extension (DAE), said, "If the light showers continue for two more days, then the litchi growers and onion farmers may face massive crop damage."
UNB Patuakhali correspondent reports: Rahat Hossain, a meteorologist with the Patuakhali weather office, said, “Light to moderate showers are likely to continue for two more days in the district.”
Besides, the residents of coastal areas of the district are likely to witness a tidal wave after two days of rainfall activities. However it will depend on the effect of ‘Asani’.
Meanwhile, the movement of small ferries on 18 internal routes of Patuakhali has been suspended due to the inclement weather.
Asani, the severe cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal, moved west-northwestwards in the west central Bay and adjoining areas this morning and weakened into a cyclonic storm.
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It was centred over the west-central Bay off Andhra coast, about 1,335 kms southwest of Chattogram port, 1,310 kms southwest of Cox’s Bazar port, 1,150 kms southwest of Mongla port and 1,180 kms southwest of Payra port around 6am, the Met office said.
It is likely to move in a northwesterly or northerly direction and weaken gradually into a deep depression in the next 24 hours, according to the Met office special bulletin.
Maximum sustained wind speed within 54 kms of the cyclone centre is about 62 kmph rising to 88 kmph in gusts or squalls. Sea will remain very rough near the cyclone zone.
Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist distant warning signal number 2 to warn ships living the ports of a depression at the sea.
All fishing boats and trawlers over the north Bay and in the deep sea have been advised to remain close to the coast and proceed with caution. They have also been advised not to venture into the deep sea.