Lalmonirhat shivers as temperature drops to 13.5°C

Between 6am and 9am, the Kurigram Weather Observatory recorded the day’s lowest temperature at 13.5°C.

Locals described the morning cold as so piercing that it ‘felt as if it were falling like rain’, a poetic expression capturing just how suddenly and intensely winter appeared to descend.

A dense blanket of fog settled across the district from dawn, draping Sadar, Aditmari, Kaliganj, Hatibandha and Patgram in milky greyness. Monday morning had already brought unusually heavy fog, but Tuesday’s visibility dropped even further.

Motorists were forced to switch on their headlights well into daylight hours, navigating roads where silhouettes of trees and buildings faded into the mist.

Chilly winds sweeping in from the early hours compounded the cold, creating an unmistakably wintry atmosphere across the region. For many, it was the first morning of the season that demanded extra layers, steaming cups of tea and slower, more cautious travel.

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast that the weather will remain mainly dry across the country, with a partly cloudy sky at times. Light fog may form in parts of the northeast by early morning.

Night temperatures could fall by 1–2°C, though daytime temperatures are expected to remain largely unchanged.

The lowest temperature recorded in the country on Monday was 11.7°C in Tetulia, Panchagarh—often the earliest and coldest point of winter in Bangladesh.

As the season deepens, meteorologists say these early dips in temperature may signal the onset of a colder-than-usual December for the northern districts, where fogs, biting winds and slow-burning sunlight routinely shape the rhythm of winter life, reports UNB.