Weather: Rain likely to increase wintry chill

Weather radar. Creative Commons

Dhaka, Feb 3 – Bangladesh braces for chilly weather and fog, as the Met office has predicted rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty winds in different parts of the country in 24 hours until Friday morning.

"Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Khulna & Dhaka divisions," the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said in a bulletin on Thursday.

At the same time, the weather may remain mainly dry with partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country. Besides, moderate to thick fog may occur at places over the river basins of the southern part of the country and light fog may occur elsewhere during midnight to morning.

Night and day temperatures may remain nearly unchanged over the country, according to the bulletin. Trough of low lies over the North Bay, while the seasonal low lies over the South Bay, it said.

The country's lowest temperature was recorded at 8.5 degrees Celsius in Tetulia of Rangpur division. – News Desk with UNB