Mild heat wave
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.
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.
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.
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.
Heatwave may abate in 24 hours
A mild heat wave sweeping through the districts of Rajshahi, Pabna, Rangpur, Dinajpur, Nilphamari and Chuadanga is likely to abate in the next 24 hours, the weather department has said.
Besides, light to moderate rain or thunder showers with temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna and Barishal divisions.
There's also a likeliness of moderately heavy to heavy showers at places over the country, according to the weather forecast on Tuesday.
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However, day and night temperatures may fall slightly over the country.
The maximum temperature in the country in the last 24 hours till 6am was recorded in Rajshahi district at 37.7 degrees Celsius.
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Mild heat wave sweeping over parts of country
A mild heat wave is sweeping over different parts of the country including Dhaka, said Bangladesh Metrological Department (BMD).
“A mild heat wave is sweeping over Rajshahi and Sylhet divisions and Dhaka, Tangail, Rangpur, Dinajpur and Nilphamari districts and it may continue,” it said.
Besides, light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Rangpur, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet, divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi division with moderately heavy falls at isolated places over the country.
Meanwhile, the well-marked low over Odisha and adjoining area weekend into a low pressure area and lies over the same area.
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One of its associated troughs extends to Northeast Bay.
Monsoon trough runs through Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, the centre of the low, Gangetic West Bengal to Assam across southern part of Bangladesh.
Monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh & moderate elsewhere over North Bay.
Day and night temperatures may remain nearly unchanged over the country.
The country’s highest temperature was recorded 38.2 degrees Celsius in Rajshahi while the lowest temperature was recorded 25.0 degrees Celsius at Hatiya in Noakhali.
UNB Sylhet Correspondent reports: the normal life of people has been disrupted due to the scorching heat as a mild heat wave is sweeping the district.
People are staying indoors due to the sweltering heat.
Besides, power cut in many parts of the district has intensified the woes of people.
The local Weather Observatory Centre said they have recorded highest temperature 37.2 degrees Celsius in Sylhet on Thursday and it may rise further.
Syed Ahmed, senior meteorologist of Sylhet Weather Observatory Centre, said the mild heat wave has been sweeping the district since Sunday, the Eid Day and only rains can bring relief.
He also said that rains are expected at the end of this week and the temperature may fall from Saturday, he said.
Light to moderate rains are likely in the city and other parts of the district on Saturday.
Mild heat wave sweeps country
A mild heat wave is sweeping across the country including Rajshahi, Dinajpur, Nilphamari, Panchagarh and Srimangal and it may continue further, according to weather office on Monday.
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Khulna, Barishal and Sylhet divisions; at a few places over Dhaka, Mymensingh and Chattogram divisions and at one or two places over Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions with moderately heavy falls at places over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions, the Bangladesh Meteorology Department (BMD) said in the bulletin on Monday.
The day and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.
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The axis of the monsoon trough runs through India's Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal to Assam across the southern part of Bangladesh.
Monsoon is less active over Bangladesh and moderates over North Bay, added the bulletin.
Mild heat wave sweeping Kurigram
A mild heatwave is sweeping through the district of Kurigram.
The heatwave spell may continue for two or three days, said Sabur Hossain, in-charge of Kurigram Razarhat Weather Observatory Office.
The mercury reached 35.7 degrees Celsius in the district, he said.
Besides, the normal life of the people has been disrupted due to the frequent power cuts amid the scorching heat.
Nurul Mia, a resident of Pachgachi union in Sadar upazila, said “We are suffering a lot as I could not recharge my auto-rickshaw. How would I run the vehicle without charging and what will I get?”
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Nur Nabi, a cybercafé owner, said he is facing problems operating his business due to load shedding. Power supply was disrupted for two hours a day due to load shedding.
The daily wage earners, children and old persons are the worst sufferers of heat waves.
Abu Mia, a fruit trader in Kurigram municipality area, said the scorching heat has been paralysing the life of people and the load shedding added more suffering for people.
Maidul Islam, a handcraft trader, said “My 100 pieces of hand fan were sold today which is highest selling in this year.”
He also hopes that we will be able to sell more than 50 hand fans.
Mild heat wave sweeping over parts of country
A mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over Khulna division and the regions of Rajshahi, Pabna, Gopalgonj and Patuakhali and it may spread further.
Besides, Rain or thunder showers with intense lightning flashes accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions.
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Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country.
Day temperature may rise by (1-2)°C and night temperature may rise slightly over the country.
Mild heat wave sweeps over four districts
A mild heat wave is sweeping over the regions of Rajshahi, Pabna, Dinajpur and Jashore and it may continue, said a Met Office bulletin.
Besides, rain or thunder showers with intense lightning flashes accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka and Chattogram divisions with hails at isolated places, it added.
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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, reads the bulletin.
Country’s maximum rainfall was recorded in Sylhet at 50 mm in the last 24 hours.
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Meanwhile, the trough of westerly low lies over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and adjoining area. Seasonal low lies over South Bay, the bulletin added.