The maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been asked to lower cautionary signal No 3, with the threat of a storm finally subsiding. The weather office had earlier urged the maritime ports to hoist cautionary signal No 3 -- which means a depression has formed and may affect the port later -- in the wake of the formation of a low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal. Read: Well-marked low over Bay likely to weaken: Met Office But squally weather is unlikely over the North Bay and adjoining coastal areas of Bangladesh, the Met office said in a special bulletin on Thursday. However, all fishing boats and trawlers in the North Bay and the deep sea have been advised to proceed with caution till this evening, it added. On Wednesday, the well-marked low pressure area over northwestern Madhya Pradesh and adjoining areas was likely to weaken gradually.

The weather department has predicted showers across Bangladesh in 24 hours commencing 9 am on Sunday. “Light to moderate rain or showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka and Mymensingh divisions with moderately heavy falls at places over the country,” the weather department said in a bulletin. Day and night temperatures may rise slightly over the country, it said. Read:Showers likely to drench Bangladesh The weather office recorded the highest 32 mm rainfall in Hatiya of Chattogram division in 24 hours till 6am on Sunday. The highest temperature was recorded at 36.5 degrees Celsius in Sylhet, while the lowest temperature was recorded at 25.0 degrees in Hatiya, Rangamati, Kutubdia and Teknaf of Chattogram division. Meanwhile, the Land Deep Depression over Jharkhand and adjoining area moved westwards, weakened into a land depression and now lies over Chhattisgarh and adjoining area of India. It is likely to weaken gradually further. The axis of monsoon trough runs through Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, the centre of the Land Depression, Bihar, West Bengal to Assam across central part of Bangladesh. One of its associated troughs extends upto Northwest Bay. Monsoon is less active over Bangladesh and weak to moderate elsewhere over North Bay, as per the bulletin.

Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal No 3, said Met office on Tuesday.