Meteorological office
Low-pressure area likely to form in Bay of Bengal
A low-pressure area is likely to develop over the southwest Bay of Bengal and adjacent regions within the next 36 hours, says the meteorological office.
This low pressure is expected to move towards the Tamil Nadu-Sri Lanka coast within the subsequent 48 hours.
According to the 72-hour weather forecast issued on Monday midnight, Bangladesh's weather is expected to remain mostly dry over the next 24 hours, with partly cloudy skies in some areas.
Both daytime and nighttime temperatures are expected to stay nearly unchanged during the period.
The meteorological office also predicts similar weather conditions for the following 48 hours, with minimum variation in temperature levels.
Read: Low pressure area likely to form within next 24hrs: BMD
However, a gradual fall in nighttime temperatures is forecast over the next five-day period.
This forecast aligns with the seasonal changes typically observed during this period, which could bring cooler nights in the coming days as winter approaches.
1 week ago
Nor’wester lashes across the country; 1 killed
A fisherman was killed at Ulipur Upazila in Kurigram as a nor'wester lashed across the country on Friday night into early hours of Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Momir Uddin, 42.
Police and local sources said a tree crushed Momir near Shyampur Kumar Para area as he was returning from Bazar amid the storm.
Hearing his cries locals rescued him and rushed to Upazila Health Complex, where the doctor announced him dead.
Also read: 12 killed in Gaibandha, Faridpur as nor’wester lashes country
Ulipur police station’s Officer-in-Charge confirmed the incident.
Nor'wester also caused immense damage in several districts of the country including Panchagarh, Thakurgaon and Bhola.
In Panchagarh, nor'wester hit with heavy rain and wind around 9pm on Friday.
Moreover, hailstorm was seen in some places of the district.
Also read: Nor’wester destroys 250 houses in Bhola
The Meteorological office recorded 47 Km per hour velocity of the wind during the storm which caused a long power cut in the district.
Many houses and crops were destroyed during this time.
Ferry services were suspended for a long time at Ilisha Ferry Ghat in Bhola due to the storm.
Many vehicles were stranded on both sides of the ghat due to this.
Also read: Nor’wester sweeps Joypurhat; 4 killed
On the other hand, a partial part of a boat carrying passengers sank at Dhal Char Union under Charfashion Upazila because of the storm.
However, no casualties were reported.
3 years ago