Bangladesh Meteorological Department
Moderate to thick fog likely in 24 hrs: BMD
Bangladesh is likely see moderate to thick fog in next 24 hours commencing 9am on Thursday, the weather office has predicted.
According to the regular bulletin of Bangladesh Meteorological Department, “Moderate to thick fog may occur over the river basins and light to moderate fog may occur elsewhere in the
country during midnight to morning.”
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Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country, it said.
Night temperature may remain nearly unchanged and day temperature may fall slightly over the country.
The lowest temperature in the country was recorded at 10.4 degree Celsius in Tetulia of Rangpur division in last 24 hours till 6am today (Thursday) while the highest temperature was 29.8 degree Celsius recorded in Teknaf of Chattogram division.
Meanwhile, the low pressure area over central part of South Bay and adjoining area intensified into a well-marked low and now lies over Southwest Bay and adjoining area.
Read more: Moderate to thick fog likely across country
Its associated trough extends up to North Bay. Ridge of Sub-continental high extends up to Bihar and adjoining area.
Cyclone Sitrang weakens into depression
Cyclonic Sitrang crossed the Barishal-Chattogram coast near Bhola around midnight on Monday (October 24, 2022) but weakened rapidly into a depression by giving precipitation, the weather department said in its latest bulletin on Tuesday.
Sitrang moved north-northeastwards very fast and crossed the Barishal-Chattogram coast, and now lies over Dhaka-Cumilla-Brahmanbaria and adjoining areas as a land depression, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).
The maritime ports of Mongla, Payra, and Chattogram have been advised to lower danger signal number 7 and hoist local cautionary signal number 3 instead.
Read 110 evacuated from isolated char in Bhola ahead of Sitrang landfall
Meanwhile, the maritime port of Cox’s Bazar has been advised to lower danger signal number 6 and hoist local cautionary signal number 3.
Under the influence of the new moon phase and steep pressure gradient, the low-lying areas of the coastal districts of Satkhira, Khulna, Bagerhat, Jhalokathi, Pirojpur, Barguna, Patuakhali, Bhola, Barishal, Laxmipur, Chandpur, noakhali, Feni, Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar and their offshore islands and chars are likely to be inundated by the wind-driven surge height of 3-5 feet above the normal astronomical tide.
All fishing boats and trawlers over the north Bay and deep sea have been advised to remain in shelter until further notice.
Read Cyclone Sitrang: Educational institutions in 3 divisions declared closed
The front part of the cyclone started lashing Bangladesh from Monday evening, while its centre made its landfall in the early hours of Tuesday.
The maximum sustained wind speed within 54 kilometres of the cyclone’s centre at that point was about 62 kilometres per hour rising to 88 kilometres per hour in gusts or squalls.
As Sitrang started lashing the country’s coastal areas, nearly all of Bangladesh suffered under inclement weather with uprooted trees or falling branches killing people and disconnecting power transmission lines, and incessant rainfall causing waterlogging in urban areas.
Read Cyclone Sitrang: Many areas in Dhaka, Narayanganj plunge into darkness following disruption in power supply
Authorities scrambled to move at risk populations to the nearest of some 7,000 cyclone shelters that were opened up, mostly in the 19 coastal districts. According to reports coming in late on Monday night, over 2 lakh people were evacuated to these shelters by the time of Sitrang’s landfall.
Authorities in the three southern divisions, meanwhile, declared the closure of all educational institutions till further notice, with some of their premises pressed into operation as cyclone shelters.
Most parts of the country, including Dhaka, witnessed moderate to heavy rains throughout Monday under the impact of the cyclonic storm.
Read Cyclone Sitrang: Fire service on high alert, opens monitoring cell
Authorities prepared more than 7,000 cyclone shelters to evacuate people, while all fishing boats and trawlers over the north Bay and deep sea have been asked to remain anchored.
Authorities in Chattogram and other hilly districts warned that landslides could occur if continuous downpour continued.
UNB correspondents from across the southern coastal region reported heavy rains and tidal surges since Monday morning.
Meanwhile, many areas in capital Dhaka and neighbouring Narayanganj plunged into darkness, following a huge disruption in power supply that authorities blamed on Cyclone Sitrang.
Read IGP orders police to be alert in dealing with impact of Sitrang
According to officials of the Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited (DPDC) and Desco, the two entities which control the distribution network in Dhaka and Narayanganj, many areas experienced blackouts for hours following a fault in the Sympur, Ulan and Maniknagar grid line.
“Due to the grid disruption, power supply went off in Dhanmondi, Sher-e-Banglanagar, Kakrail, and Kajla in Dhaka city and also in some areas in Narayanganj city," Bikash Dewan, managing director of DPDC, told UNB.
He said many areas also experienced blackouts due to the collapse of trees on the power distribution lines due to the impact of cyclone Sitrang.
Read Cyclone Sitrang: Power entities open control rooms
Brace for showers Friday
Light to moderate rains or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally winds is likely to occur in parts of Bangladesh on Friday, according to the weather department.
According to the weather bulletin of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), light to moderate rains or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at most places over Khulna and Barishal divisions, at many places over Chattogram division and at a few places over Rajshahi and Dhaka divisions, and at one or two places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over the southern part of Bangladesh.
The well-marked low over Madhya Pradesh and adjoining areas weakened into a low pressure area and merged with the monsoon axis. The axis of monsoon trough runs through Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal to Assam across central Bangladesh.
One of its associated troughs extends up to the Northwest Bay. Monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh and strong elsewhere over North Bay, as per the bulletin.
Read: Rains to drench Bangladesh in 24 hours
The day temperature may rise slightly and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.
The country's maximum temperature on Thursday was recorded at 36 degrees Celsius in Sylhet and Syedpur of Rangpur division and the minimum temperature was 23.4 degrees in Kutubdia of Chattogram.
Rains likely to drench Bangladesh
Brace for a wet spell, as the weather department has predicted showers in parts of the country in the next 24 hours.
“Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Barishal, Chattogram, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Dhaka, Rangpur, Rajshahi and Khulna divisions with moderately heavy falls at isolated places over the country,” the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said on Wednesday.
A mild heat wave is sweeping over Sylhet division and the districts of Rajshahi, Panchagarh and Nilphamari and it may continue, according to the BMD forecast.
Meanwhile, the low over the Northwest Bay off Odisha coast has intensified into a well-marked low over Odisha and adjoining areas.
Read: Parts of Ctg port city go under water amid incessant rains
It is likely to intensify further. Its associated trough extends to the East Central Bay. Monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh and moderate elsewhere over North Bay.
Day and night temperatures may remain nearly unchanged over the country, as per the BMD bulletin.
Met office predicts more showers in 24 hrs
More rains are likely to drench Bangladesh in the next 24 hours, with monsoon being fairly active over the country and moderate over the North Bay, the weather department said Thursday.
“Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi, Dhaka and Mymensingh divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at isolated places over the country,” the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said in its forecast.
Day and night temperatures may remain nearly unchanged over the country.
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The Met office recorded the highest 35mm rainfall in Madaripur in 24 hours till 6am on Friday.
Meanwhile, the Flood Forecasting & Warning Centre of the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) said the flood situation in Sylhet, Sunamganj and Netrokona districts may keep improving, while it is likely to remain the same in Kishoreganj and Brahmanbaria districts in the next 24 hours.
The flood situation in Kurigram, Gaibandha, Bogura, Serajganj, Tangail and Jamalpur may also improve.
Besides, there is a chance of short duration floods in the low-lying areas of Rajbari, Shariatpur and Madaripur districts in the next 24 hours, as per the forecast of the Flood Forecasting & Warning Centre.
Rains to cool off Bangladesh
As high temperatures continue to bake large swaths of Bangladesh, the weather department has predicted showers across the country in the next 24 hours.
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi, Khulna, and Barishal divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over the country, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said Saturday.
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The mercury today reached 36.4 degrees Celsius – the highest – in Jashore, while the minimum temperature was 22.4 degrees in Bogura and Mymensingh.
The weather department recorded 61mm rainfall – the highest – in Bogura in the last 24 hours till 6pm Saturday.
Day temperature may rise slightly, and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged, the BMD said.
Maritime ports asked to hoist local cautionary signal 3
The country’s maritime ports have been advised to hoist the local cautionary signal three to alert vessels of a possible squall as deep convection is taking place over the North Bay, said the weather department on Monday.
Squally weather is likely to affect the maritime ports, the North Bay, and the adjoining coastal areas of Bangladesh, said the Met office.
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And so, maritime ports in Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla, and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal three.
"All fishing boats and trawlers in the North Bay have been advised to come close to the coast and proceed with caution until further notice," it added.
Rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur in most parts of the country with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over the country under the impact of the deep convection, Bangladesh Meteorological Department said.
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Deep convection refers to the thermally driven turbulent mixing that moves air parcels from the lower to the upper atmosphere.
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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Pre-monsoon showers to drench Bangladesh
Brace for pre-monsoon showers in the next 24 hours.
“Thunder showers with intense lightning flashes and temporary gusty or squally wind are likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions,” Bangladesh Meteorological Department said in its weather bulletin on Tuesday.
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The thunder showers are also likely to occur "at a few places over Rajshahi and Dhaka divisions and at one or two places over Khulna, Barishal & Chattogram divisions", according to the bulletin.
BMD also said that moderately heavy to heavy falls are likely to occur at places over the northern part of the country.
Meanwhile, a mild heat wave sweeping over the districts of Chandpur, Rajshahi, Jashore and Khulna may continue, as per the weather forecast.
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The day and night temperatures may remain nearly unchanged over the country.
The maximum rainfall was recorded at 82mm in Dimla upazila of Rangpur.
Rain or thundershowers likely in parts of country: Met office
Bangladesh Meteorological Department predicted rain or thundershowers in eight divisions of the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9 am.
“Rain or thundershowers with intense lightning flashes and temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Dhaka Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur and Mymensingh divisions,” said a Met office bulletin.
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Trough of westerly low lies over Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining area. Seasonal low lies over South Bay.
Day and night temperatures may rise slightly over the country.
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