Published : 22 May 2024, 07:46 PM
Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 11:31 AM
A low pressure area has formed over the Bay of Bengal and it may develop into a depression by tomorrow, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department.
However, the direction of the low pressure system is not clear yet, meteorologist Kazi Jebunnesa said on Wednesday.
“A low pressure system has developed in the Bay of Bengal in the morning. We believe it will intensify further into a depression by tomorrow. Its direction will become clear then.”
The path of the low pressure could cross over India's West Bengal or Kolkata or Myanmar and the Cox's Bazar coast, Jebunnesa said, citing the analysis of BMD’s mathematical model.
The forecast signed by meteorologist Md Bazlur Rashid for the next 72 hours from 9am on Wednesday says that rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind are likely to occur at many places over the Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions, at a few places over the Dhaka, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over the Khulna and Barishal divisions.
A mild heat wave is sweeping over the Sylhet division and the districts of Dhaka, Netrokona, Chattogram, Rangamati, Feni, Cox’s Bazar, Bagerhat, Jashore and Chuadanga and it may continue, the forecast said.
Day temperatures may remain nearly unchanged and night temperatures may rise slightly across the country. Due to the increase in humidity, the discomfort may increase.
According to the Met Office, Chuadanga recorded the highest temperature in the country at 37.5 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, while the lowest recorded temperature was 22.4 degrees Celsius in Tentulia.
The heatwave will persist in some places but more or less heavy rainfall is expected over almost all parts of the country from Saturday, Jebunnesa said.
Barishal’s Patuakhali recorded 64 mm of rainfall, the highest in the last 24 hours.
