Bangladesh
Winter Panchagarh's Tentulia records season's lowest temperature at 7°C
Dhaka, January 10: The minimum temperature in the country dropped a little further. However, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department has also said that the trend of increasing day temperatures may continue. However, the cold wave is still blowing in different parts of the country, it may continue, the agency said.
The minimum temperature of the country was 7.8 degrees Celsius in Jessore and Chuadanga on Sunday (January 8) morning. On Monday (December 9) morning, the minimum temperature dropped to 7 degrees Celsius in Panchagarh's Tentulia. This is the lowest minimum temperature this year. The minimum temperature in Dhaka on Monday morning was 13.2 degrees Celsius, which was 12.3 degrees Celsius yesterday.
Due to the dense fog, the sun did not rise for the past few days and the temperature difference between day and night decreased and the winter intensified. Now that situation is changing. The day temperature is increasing and the severity of winter is decreasing. On Monday morning, the sun rose in different parts of the country including Dhaka. The maximum temperature in Teknaf was 28 degrees Celsius on Sunday. The maximum temperature in Dhaka was 21.1 degrees Celsius, though the day temperature in Dhaka dropped to 14 degrees.
Meteorologist Kh. Hafizur Rahman said that from 9 am on Monday, the weather in the whole country may remain dry with a partly cloudy sky in the next 24 hours. From midnight to morning, moderate to dense fog may occur over river basins and adjoining areas of the country, and light to moderate fog may occur elsewhere in the country and may continue till afternoon in some parts of the country.
Night temperatures may remain almost unchanged across the country and day temperatures may rise by 1 to 2 degrees Celsius, he said.
Hafizur Rahman also said that a mild cold wave is flowing over Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions along with Chuadanga district and it may continue.
