Very severe heat wave sweeping over north and north-eastern districts. Severe and mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over different parts of the country, said a met office forecast for the next 24 hours begins from 9am on Monday.
“Very severe heat wave is sweeping over Pabna and Chuadanga districts. Severe heat wave is sweeping over the districts of Rajshahi, Tangail, Jashore and Kushtia. Mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over Rangpur, Barishal and Mymensingh divisions and rest parts of Dhaka, Rajshahi and Khluna divisions and the districts of Srimangal and Chandpur and it may continue”, the forecast elaborated.
Rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions with hails at isolated places. Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country.
Trough of low lies over West Bengal and adjoining area.
Country’s maximum temperature on Sunday was recorded 42.2 degree Celsius at Chuadanga and minimum temperature today was recorded 20.6 degree Celsius at Dinajpur. Maximum rainfall for the last twenty-four hours till 6am today was recorded 56 millimeters (mm) at Sylhet.
Day temperature may fall slightly and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country. Due to increase of moisture incursion, the discomfort may persist.
The sun sets today at 06:23 pm and rises tomorrow at 05:30 am in the capital. Met office issues country-wide new heat wave alert for next 72hours
Besides, Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has issued country-wide fresh heat wave alert message for the next 72hours.
In the latest heat wave alert Meteorologist Md Bazlur Rashid said “the prevailing heat wave over the country may continue during next72hours commencing on Monday”, adding “the heat wave likely to continue till Thursday morning.”
Due to increase moisture incursion, the discomfort may increase, said the message in details.
Talking to BSS, Rashid also a deputy director of the BMD said the intensity of the heat wave although seems recede temporarily due to the cloudy sky, but the intensity of the heat wave will increase again from tomorrow.
Earlier, the BMD had issued 72 hours heat wave alert message in first phase on Friday.