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Rain's coming, says weatherman
A reprieve from the sweltering summer heat is on the way in six divisions of Bangladesh. This inference can be drawn from the latest weather bulletin.
"Showers are likely to occur at many places over Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Rangpur, Dhaka, Barisal & Chattogram divisions," the Bangladesh Meteorology Department (BMD) said in the bulletin on Tuesday.
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Weather may remain mainly dry with partly cloudy sky elsewhere, according to the weather department. However, the day and night temperatures may remain nearly unchanged over the country.
In an extended outlook, the forecast mentioned the likeliness of rain or thunder showers continuing in the northern part of the country.
The maximum rainfall was recorded at 23 mm in Sylhet in the last 24 hours till 6 am on Tuesday.
Four divisions, Cumilla region brace for showers
Rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely at few places in Rangpur, Mymensingh, Dhaka & Sylhet divisions and the region of Cumilla in next 24 hours according to the Met Office.
Apart from that, weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country, said a weather bulletin of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) commencing 6 pm on Saturday.
Day and night temperatures may remain nearly unchanged over the country during the period.
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In an extended outlook for the next few days the forecast warned of an increase in rain or thunder showers activity.
For the synoptic situation, BMD said, a trough of low lies over West Bengal and adjoining area while seasonal low lies over South Bay.
Rain hits “Cricket Celebrates Mujib 100” musical event
A sudden rain hit “Cricket Celebrates Mujib 100” musical event, which is being held to celebrate the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.
The event is live on News24, a private TV station.
The rain came in around 6 p.m. on Tuesday. Due to the rain, the musical event was paused. It did not resume till 7:15 pm.
A few thousand spectators joined the event. The tickets for this event cost from BDT 1000 to 10,000 each.
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The holders of the Gold and Platinum tickets got a place on the ground, in front of the main stage. Almost all of the holders of the Gold and Platinum tickets got wet in the rain. Many were seen to use the chairs as their umbrella on the main ground of the Sher-e-Bangla.
Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina is expected to join the event.
The security around the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium has been beefed up.
Indian Academy Awards-winnings musician A. R. Rahman will perform at the event along with Bangladeshi stars including Momtaz Begum and the musical group Miles.
Brace for showers in 24 hours!
A bout of summer rain or thundershowers in the next 24 hours may bring the much-needed relief to people of seven divisions of Bangladesh.
Yes, according to the weather department, rain or thundershower activity is expected to occur at a few places over these seven divisions -- Sylhet, Rangpur, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Dhaka.
According to a Met office bulletin issued on Tuesday morning, showers might occur at a few places over Sylhet division and at one or two places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Dhaka.
However, the weather may remain mainly dry with partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) forecast.
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Besides, a mild heat wave is sweeping over the districts of Faridpur, Rajshahi, Khulna, Jashore, Chuadanga and Kushtia, and it may continue, said the weather office.
Day and night temperatures may remain nearly unchanged over the country.
The trough of westerly low lies over the sub-Himalayan West Bengal and adjoining areas. The seasonal low lies over the South Bay, according to the forecast.
Six divisions likely to see rain, thundershowers
Rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at a few places over six divisions in the next 24 hours commencing 9 am on Monday.
According to a Met office bulletin, “Rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Sylhet division and at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh and Chattogram divisions.”
Rain likely to continue till Tuesday in different parts of the country, said Shaheenul Islam, a meteorologist of Bangladesh Metrological Department (BMD).
Read: Bangladesh: Rain likely to usher in chilly weather
Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country.
Besides, mild heat wave is sweeping over Rajshahi, Pabna and Chuadanga districts.
Day temperature may rise slightly and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.
Trough of westerly low lies over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and adjoining area. Seasonal low lies over South Bay.
Summer showers likely in 24 hours!
A bout of summer rain in the next 24 hours is likely to bring some relief to the people of three divisions of the country that have been suffering from the sweltering heat for the past many days.
“Rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty winds is likely to occur at one or two places over Mymensingh, Sylhet and Chattogram divisions,” the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said in a weather bulletin on Wednesday.
Read: Met office predicts rain, thundershowers in parts of country
However, the weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country.
Besides, a mild heat wave is sweeping over the division of Sylhet and the districts of Rangamati and Rajshahi and it may continue, according to the weather office.
Day temperature may remain nearly unchanged and night temperature may fall slightly over the country.
Read:Light rain or drizzle likely in 6 divisions
According to the bulletin, the trough of westerly low lies over sub-Himalayan West Bengal and adjoining areas.
Meanwhile, the deep depression over the east-central Bay of Bengal and the adjoining North Andaman Sea moved northeastwards, crossed Myanmar coast (near Pathein), weakened into a depression afterwards and is likely to move in a north/northeasterly direction further and weaken gradually, it added.
Rain may bring back the chill in Bangladesh
Don't pack your woollens away. The weatherman has predicted rain and thunder showers in the next 24 hours, which could bring back the chill in the air.
“Rain, thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind are likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Barishal and Chattogram divisions”, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department said in a weather forecast on Friday.
“Night temperature may fall slightly and day temperature may fall by 1-2 degrees over the country in the next 24 hours," it said.
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Light to moderate fog may also occur at isolated places over the country during late Friday night to Saturday morning, as per the weather forecast.
In the last 24 hours till 6am Friday, the maximum rainfall at 34 mm was counted at Syedpur.
Meanwhile, the lowest temperature was recorded at 14.8 degrees Celsius in Tetulia and highest at 31.8 degrees Celsius in Patuakhali.
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Met office predicts rain, thundershowers in parts of country
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Sunday forecast rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind at different parts of the country in the next 24 hours commencing at 9 am.
“Rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Barishal and Chattogram divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna and Sylhet divisions,” said BMD.
READ: Rain, thundershowers likely in parts of Bangladesh
Weather may remain mainly dry with party cloudy sky elsewhere over the country.
Light fog may occur at places over the country during early morning.
Night temperature may rise slightly and day temperature may fall by (1-2)°C over the country.
Rain likely to usher in pleasant weather
Brace for a pleasant weather as cold wave conditions over parts of the country will abate in the next couple of days, following a spell of rain. This is the latest prediction of the weather department.
A mild cold wave is currently sweeping over the districts of Dinajpur, Nilphamari, Kurigram, Rajshahi, Pubna, Moulvibazar and the upazila of Sitakunda.
“It may rain in a few days, following which temperatures will rise. And with the rise in temperatures, the cold wave conditions will abate,” said Kh Hafizur Rahman Meteorologist of the Bangladesh Meteorology Department.
In its forecast for the next 24 hours, the weather department said, “Moderate to thick fog may occur over north-western parts and the river basins of the country and light to moderate fog may occur elsewhere over the country during midnight to morning.”
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Weather may remain dry over the country.
Night and day temperatures may rise slightly over the country, as per the bulletin.
In an extended outlook for the next 72 hours, the likelihood of rainfall activity has been predicted.
On Tuesday, the lowest temperature in the country was recorded at 8.5 degrees Celsius in Sitakunda and highest was 28.5 degrees at Teknaf.
BPL 2022: Rain washes out Sylhet- Barishal match
The first match of Friday in the ongoing Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), which was scheduled between Sylhet Sunrisers and Fortune Barishal, has been abandoned due to rain.
The two teams will be awarded one point each.
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The rain came in around 12:30 pm and continued while writing this update at around 4 pm.
In the second match of the day, Comilla Victorians are scheduled to take Minister Group Dhaka at 6:30 pm.
But according to the weather forecast, the second match may also washed away due to the rain.
After Friday’s play, the teams will travel to Sylhet where six matches will be played on February 7, 8 and 9.
A total of 34 matches will be played in BPL and 18 have already taken place.
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Comilla are at the top of the points table with eight points from four wins in five matches they have played so far.
Barishal have also the same amount of points, but they are slightly behind Comilla in run-rate.