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WEATHER-FORECAST
Met office predicts rain over country
DHAKA, July 23, 2018 (BSS) – Light to moderate rain or thundershowers
accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many
places across the country in the next 24 hours ending at 9 am tomorrow.
“Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty
wind is likely to occur at many places in Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh,
Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions with moderately
heavy to heavy falls at some places across the country in the next 24 hours
commencing at 9 am today,” said a Met bulletin issued here this morning.
Day temperature may fall slightly and night temperature may remain nearly
unchanged over the country.
The land depression over North Odisha and adjoining area moved westwards
and now lies over Northwest Jharkhand and adjoining area.
“It is likely to move northwestwards and weaken gradually… Under its
influence steep pressure gradient persists over North Bay and adjoining
coastal areas of Bangladesh,” the bulletin added.
Monsoon is active over Bangladesh and moderate to strong over North Bay
while the axis of monsoon trough runs through Rajsthan, Hariyana, Uttar
Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, the centre of the land depression and thence
northeastwards to Assam across Gangetic West Bengal and central part of
Bangladesh, it continued.
The maximum temperature was recorded 34.0 degrees celsius yesterday at
Dinajpur in Rangpur division while today’s minimum temperature 25.0 degrees
celsius at Tangail in Dhaka division.
The highest rainfall in the last 24 hours as of 6 am today was recorded 63
mm at Feni in Chattogram division.
The sun sets at 6:46 pm today and rises at 5:24 am tomorrow in the
capital.
Meanwhile, a Met office warning message said, rain or thundershowers
accompanied by temporary South or South-Eesterly gusty or squally wind speed
45-60 kph is likely to occur in the regions of Khulna, Barishal, Patuakhali,
Noakhali, Cumilla, Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar.
River ports in the country have been advised to hoist cautionary signal
number one.
BSS/PR/SRH/GMR/1236 hrs