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WEATHER-COLD-SPELL
Another cold spell likely in last week of Jan
DHAKA, Jan 15, 2018 (BSS) – Another spell of mild to moderate cold wave is
likely to hit the country in the last week of this month.
“The current spell of mild cold wave is likely to continue over some
regions of the country throughout the month of January. But the current spell
of the cold wave may turn into mild to moderate one in the last week of the
month,” Md Shahinul Islam, a meteorologist at Bangladesh Meteorological
Department (BMD), told BSS this afternoon.
“Today, the mild cold wave is sweeping over Khulna, Rangpur and Rajshahi
divisions and at some places of Tangail and Faridpur districts,” he said.
The BMD, in its forecast, today said moderate to thick fog may occur over
the country during midnight to tomorrow morning and it may continue at places
up to noon.
However, the weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over
the country.
Night temperature may fall slightly and day temperature may remain nearly
unchanged over the country. Minimum temperature of the country was recorded
today 7.8 degree celsius at Rajarhat in Rangpur division and maximum
temperature at 25.1 degrees celsius in Sylhet division yesterday.
The sun sets at 5:33 pm today and rises at 6:44am tomorrow in Dhaka.
BSS/SAH/RY/1605 hrs