Mild heat wave
Light to moderate rain likely across country in 24 hours: BMD
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers in eight divisions, including Dhaka, in 24 hours commencing 9 am on Monday (September 11, 2023).
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“Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions; at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Dhaka divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi and Khulna divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over the country," said a regular BMD bulletin on Monday.
Day and night temperatures may fall slightly over the country.
Country’s highest 132 mm rainfall was recorded in Chattogram’s Kutubdia in 24 hours till 6am today.
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Meanwhile, mild heat wave is sweeping Rajshahi, Pabna, Sirajgonj, Rangpur, Nilphamari, Jashore, Chuadanga, Barishal, Patuakhali and Bhola districts and it may abate in some places, said the bulletin.
Monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh and moderate over North Bay, added the bulletin.
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Mild heat wave to continue for next 4-5 days: BMD
The mild to moderate heat wave sweeping the country is likely to continue for the next four to five days, said Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Wednesday.
“Weather may remain mainly dry with the temporary partly cloudy sky over the country, having chances of light rain/thundershowers at one or two places over Chattogram division,” said the daily weather bulletin of BMD.
Day and night temperatures may rise slightly over the country. Southwest monsoon may advance up to Teknaf coast, in 24 hours, starting from 9 am on Tuesday.
The lowest temperature in the country was recorded at 23.3 degrees Celsius in Tetulia upazila of Panchgarh district on Wednesday and the highest temperature was recorded at 38.6 degrees Celsius in Rajshahi district on Tuesday.
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Mild heat wave may sweep Dhaka, 3 other divisions: BMD
Mild heat wave may sweep parts of Dhaka, Rajshahi, Khulna and Barishal divisions in 24 hours from 9am on Monday (May 29, 2023), said Bangladesh Metrological Department .
Besides, weather may remain mainly dry over the country, having chances of rain or thunder showers at one or two places in Khulna division.
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Day temperature may rise by (1-2)°C and night temperature may rise slightly over the country, said a bulletin of BMD.
The country’s highest temperature 36.6 degree Celsius was recorded in Barishal’s Khpupara on Sunday while the lowest temperature was recorded on Monday at 22.0 degrees Celsius in Tetulia.
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Rains likely in Dhaka, other divisions
Different parts of the country including Dhaka will experience rains or thunder showers in parts of the country in 24 hours from 9am on Saturday (May 20, 2023).
“Rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at many places over Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Rangpur, Rajshahi and Mymensingh divisions with hails at isolated places over the country,” said a regular bulletin of Met office.
A mild heat wave is sweeping over the districts of Khulna, Satkhira, Chuadanga and Jashore and it may continue.
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Day temperature may rise slightly and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the
country.
Besides, a trough of westerly low over West Bengal and adjoining area.
The country’s highest temperature was recorded at 36.9 degrees Celsius in Mongla of Khulna district on Friday (May 19, 2023) while the lowest temperature was recorded at 19.8 degrees Celsius in Mymensingh district on Saturday.
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Low pressure area formed over Bay; Mild heat wave may continue
A low-pressure area has been formed over Southeast Bay and adjoining South Andaman Sea.
It is likely to intensify, said the Bangladesh Metrological Department on Monday.
“Mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over Rajshahi, Khulna and Barishal divisions and Dhaka, Tangail, Faridpur, Gopalgonj, Manikgonj, Narayangonj, Mymensingh, Rangpur, Dinajpur, Nilphamari, Kurigram, Moulvibazar, Chattogram, Rangamati, Cumilla, Chandpur, Feni, Noakhali and Bandarban districts ,”said a BMD bulletin.
The heat wave may continue and spread, it said.
Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in 24 hours from 9 am today.
Day and night temperature may rise slightly over the country during the period.
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Mild heat wave sweeps Dhaka, some other parts of country; May spread further
Mild heat wave is sweeping over Khulna, Rajshahi divisions and Dhaka, Madaripur, Rangpur, Dinajpur, Nilphamari, Moulvibazar, Chandpur, Feni and Patuakhali districts and it may spread, according to Bangladesh Metrological Department (BMD).
Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country having chances rain or thunder showers at one or two places over Sylhet division, said a BMD bulletin.
Besides, day and night temperature may rise slightly over the country.
A low pressure area is likely to be formed over Southeast Bay, it added.
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Mild heatwave sweeps Bangladesh
A mild heatwave is sweeping parts of the country with sporadic rains doing little to ease the mercury levels, the Met office said on Thursday.
“Mild heatwave is sweeping through the districts of Rajshahi, Pabna, Sirajgonj, Khulna, Satkhira, Jashore, Chuadanga, Cumilla and Bhola, and it may abate from some places,” the weather department said in its bulletin.
Besides, Light to moderate rains or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty winds is likely to occur at most 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," it added.
Rainfall activity may continue.
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Day temperature may fall slightly and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country, as per the bulletin.
The weather office recorded the highest rainfall of 173mm in Tetulia of Rangpur division in 24 hours till 6am on Thursday.
The highest temperature was recorded at 37 degrees Celsius in Tarash of Rajshahi division, while the lowest temperature was recorded at 22.8 degrees in Rajarhat of Rangpur division.
The axis of monsoon trough runs through Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal to Assam across central part of Bangladesh.
One of its associated troughs extends up to the Northwest Bay.
Monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh and weak to moderate elsewhere over North Bay, reads the bulletin.
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Mild heat wave sweeps parts of country
A mild heat wave is sweeping parts of the country including Dhaka with sporadic rains doing litte to ease the temperature, the Met office said on Wednesday.
A mild heat wave is sweeping over the districts of Dhaka, Pabna, Sirajgonj, Khulna, Jashore, Chudanga and Barishal and the spell may continue, accoding to a weather bulletin.
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Besides, light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur division; at many places over Rajshahi, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over the northern part of the country, it added.
Day and night temperatures may remain nearly unchanged over the country, as per the bulletin.
The weather office recorded the highest rainfall of 78mm in Sylhet in 24 hours till 6am on Wednesday.
The highest temperature was recorded at 36.5 degrees Celsius in Chuadanga of Khulna division, while the lowest temperature was recorded at 22.5 degrees Celcius in Rajarhat of Rangpur division.
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Meanwhile, the axis of the monsoon trough runs through Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal to Assam across the central part of Bangladesh.
Monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh and weak to moderate elsewhere over North Bay, the BMD added.
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Heatwave may abate in next 24 hours
Large parts of Bangladesh are in the grip of a blistering heatwave but that may abate in the next 24 hours, the weather department said on Friday.
“Mild heat wave is sweeping through Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and it may abate,” the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said in a daily bulletin.
Besides, light to moderate rains or showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind are likely to occur at most places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions and at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy to very heavy falls at places over Southern part of the country, it added.
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Rains or thunder showers are likely to continue. Day temperature may fall by 2-4 degrees and night temperature may fall by 1-2 degrees over the country.
The weather office recorded the highest rainfall of 138 mm in Feni of Chattogram division in 24 hours till 6am on Friday.
The highest temperature was recorded at 37.8 degrees Celsius in Mymensingh, while the lowest temperature was recorded at 23.9 degrees in Rajshahi.
Meanwhile, the low pressure area over the Northeast Bay and adjoining areas moved northwestwards and intensified into a well-marked low first and then into a depression over the Northwest Bay and adjoining northeast Bay this morning.
It is likely to intensify further and move northwestwards.
The axis of monsoon trough runs through Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal to Assam across the central part of Bangladesh. Monsoon is active over Bangladesh and strong over the North Bay, as per the bulletin.
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Mild heat wave sweeps parts of country
A mild heat wave is sweeping different parts of the country including Sylhet division.
“Mild heat wave is sweeping Sylhet division and Rajshahi, Rangpur and Nilphamari districts and it may continue,”said Bangladesh Metrological Department (BMD).
Besides, light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions; at a few places over Mymensingh, Dhaka and Rangpur divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi division with moderately heavy falls at places over the country, it added.
Day and night temperatures may remain nearly unchanged over the country
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The weather office recorded the highest rainfall 77mm in Sylhet in 24 hours till 6am on Monday.
The highest temperature was recorded at 36.4 degrees Celsius in Sayedpur of Rangpur division, while the lowest temperature was recorded at 24.5 degree Celcius in Sitakunda of Chattogram division.
Meanwhile, the low pressure area over Northwest Bay off Odisha-West Bengal coast intensified into a well-marked low and lies over the same area. It is likely to intensify further.
The axis of monsoon trough runs through Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, centre of the well-marked low to Assam across central part of Bangladesh, it added.
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