Low forms again over Bay of Bengal, may turn into a depression

Its effect on Bangladesh will not be significant, a meteorologist says

Another low-pressure system has formed over the Bay of Bengal towards the end of September.

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) warned that it may intensify further and turn into a depression.

Meteorologist Hafizur Rahman told bdnews24.com on Thursday morning, "Another low-pressure area has formed in the sea and it may turn into a depression. However, its effect on Bangladesh will not be significant."

Earlier on Monday, a low-pressure area formed over the north bay and its adjoining areas. It dissipated within a day on Tuesday.

The Met Office's regular bulletin on Thursday said that the low over the bay and the adjoining coastal areas now lies over the northwest bay and the adjoining Odisha-Andhra coast. It is likely to intensify.

The axis of the monsoon trough stretches across East Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, the centre of the low to Assam across the southern part of Bangladesh. The monsoon is less active over Bangladesh and is moderate over the north bay.

Under its influence, light to moderate rain or thundershowers with temporary gusty winds may occur at a few places in the Khulna, Barishal, and Chattogram divisions, and at one or two places in the Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, and Sylhet divisions.

Along with this, moderately heavy rainfall may occur at isolated places across Bangladesh.

Day and night temperatures are likely to remain nearly unchanged across the country, the BMD bulletin read.

Over the past 24 hours, the country's highest rainfall was recorded in Rangamati at 106mm. Additionally, 36mm of rain was recorded in Cumilla and 23mm in Dhaka.

During this time, the country's highest temperature was 36.2 degrees Celsius in Rangpur's Rajarhat while the lowest was 23.2 degrees Celsius in Bandarban.