United News of Bangladesh

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.