United News of Bangladesh

A mild to moderate heatwave is sweeping  large parts of Bangladesh  including Dhaka, leaving life severely disrupted amid intense sunshine and high humidity. The extreme weather has made daily life increasingly difficult, particularly for outdoor workers such as agricultural labourers, rickshaw pullers and construction workers who are bearing the worst of the heat. The highest temperature was recorded at 38.5 in Dinajpur on Wednesday. “We are constantly sweating and we are earning less. If we had enough food at home, we would not work under such conditions, but we have no choice. My income is now less than half of what it used to be,” said rickshawpuller Ahsahullah of Shahjahanpur area. “The scorching heat wave is likely to continue for another day. However, people in the northern parts of the country may experience a slight drop in temperature from today,” BMD meteorologist Bazlur Rashid told UNB.

A mild heat wave is expected to persist across large parts of Bangladesh over the next 24 hours commencing 9 am on Tuesday. “A mild heat wave sweeping over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Khulna and Barishal divisions, Dhaka, Narayanganj, Tangail, Faridpur, Gopalganj, Mymensingh, Chandpur and Lakshmipur districts is expected to continue, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD. Besides, light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty winds and lightning flashes are likely at several places across the country during the period, it said. The BMD said rain or thunder showers may occur at a few places in Chattogram, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places in Dhaka division. Moderately heavy rainfall is also likely at places in Chattogram, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions, it said. Weather elsewhere in the country may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy skies. The Met Office said day and night temperatures are likely to remain nearly unchanged across the country. According to the BMD, the trough of a westerly low extends from West Bengal to the North Bay, while the southwest monsoon may advance up to the Teknaf coast within the next 72 hours.

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast moderately heavy to heavy rainfall in Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours starting from 9am. According to a Met Office bulletin, light to moderate rain or thundershowers, accompanied by temporary gusty or squally winds and lightning flashes, are likely at many places in Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions. Besides, rainfall is likely at a few places in Dhaka and Chattogram divisions, and at one or two places in Khulna and Barishal divisions. The highest rainfall in the last 24 hours until 6am on Monday was recorded in Feni at 101mm. Day and night temperatures are expected to remain nearly unchanged across the country. Meanwhile, a mild heat wave is sweeping over Khulna division and several districts, including Dhaka, Tangail, Faridpur, Madaripur, Gopalganj, Rajshahi, Pabna, Sirajganj and Patuakhali, and it may continue.

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has predicted moderately heavy to very heavy rainfall at places over Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions in 24 hours commencing 9am on Sunday. Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally winds and lightning flashes are likely at many places over Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions, it said. Besides, a few places over Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions may experience rain or thunder showers. Day temperature may remain nearly unchanged, while night temperature may rise slightly across the country.

A mild to moderate heatwave is sweeping across different parts of the country, including Dhaka, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). In a bulletin issued on Friday morning, the BMD said the mild to moderate heatwave is currently affecting Khulna division and several districts, including Dhaka, Faridpur, Madaripur, Rajshahi, Pabna, Sirajganj, Feni, Lakshmipur, Rangamati, Bandarban and Patuakhali, and it may continue. It also said rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty winds and lightning flashes are likely at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions with isolated hailstorms. Elsewhere in the country, the weather may remain mainly dry with partly cloudy skies temporarily. Day temperatures may rise slightly, while night temperatures are expected to remain nearly unchanged. The highest temperature of 38 degrees Celsius was recorded in Jashore on Thursday. The Met office added that a trough of low lies from West Bengal to the North Bay, influencing current weather conditions.

Day and night temperatures may rise slightly across the country, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said on Friday. The highest temperature on Thursday was 36.5 degrees Celsius in Rangamati and Kumarkhali in Khulna, while Dhaka recorded 34.2 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind and lightning are likely at one or two places over Dhaka, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions, with isolated hailstorms, in the next 24 hours commencing at 9:00am on Friday. Weather elsewhere in the country may remain mainly dry with a temporarily partly cloudy sky. According to the BMD, a trough of low lies over West Bengal and adjoining areas, while a seasonal low is positioned over the South Bay.

A mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping across several parts of the country and may expand further, according to a bulletin issued by the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Friday morning. The heat wave is currently affecting Rajshahi and Khulna divisions, along with the districts of Tangail, Faridpur, Manikganj and Nilphamari, it said. The highest temperature of 38.5°C was recorded in Chuadanga on Thursday. Meanwhile, rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty winds and lightning are likely at one or two places over Sylhet division in the 24 hours commencing at 9am on Friday. Elsewhere, the weather is expected to remain mainly dry with partly cloudy skies at times. Day and night temperatures may rise slightly across the country. The bulletin added that a trough of low pressure lies over West Bengal and adjoining areas, while a seasonal low lies over the South Bay.

Bangladesh Meteorological Department predicted  rain  or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind and lightning flashes in parts of the country in 24 hours from 9 am on Saturday. “Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind and lightning flashes is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions with hails at isolated places,” said a Met office bulletin. Day temperature may fall slightly and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country, it added.

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has predicted rains at many places over Rangpur, Barishal, Khulna and Rajshahi divisions in 24 hours commencing 9am on Sunday. “Rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Khulna and Barishal divisions,” said a Met office bulletin. Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country. Day and night temperatures may remain nearly unchanged over the country. Light rains likely in 4 divisions

A mild cold wave is likely to affect parts of northern, western and northwestern Bangladesh during the first half of February, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department. The cold wave may push temperatures down to between 8.0°C and 10.0°C in some areas, it said though no severe or prolonged cold spell is anticipated. The outlook was shared at a meeting of the expert team on Long Range Weather Forecast held on Saturday afternoon at the Storm Warning Centre in Dhaka. Despite the cold condition in certain areas, both day and night temperatures are forecast to rise gradually and remain above normal across the country over the month, indicating that winter is likely to ease rather than intensify. Besides, moderate to dense fog is likely to form over river basins during the early hours while light to moderate fog may occur elsewhere in the country in the first half of the current month. Rainfall is expected to remain below normal nationwide throughout February, the department said. Mild cold wave sweeps parts of Bangladesh: BMD There is also no possibility of cyclones or depressions forming over the Bay of Bengal during the month. However, forecasters cautioned that isolated thunderstorms accompanied by hail may occur for one to two days during the second half of February, a typical pre-monsoon transition feature.