Icy winds likely to continue for couple of days

Staff Reporter

Published: December 21, 2021, 10:59 AM

Icy winds likely to continue for couple of days

The mild to moderate cold wave sweeping through parts of the country including Rangpur, Rajshahi, Khulna, Barishal and Gopalganj, will continue for another two to three days, met office forecast.

On Monday, the lowest temperature 7 degrees Celsius was recorded in Chuadanga while in Jashore the mercury dropped at 7.4 degrees Celsius and 8.8 degrees Celsius in Tetulia.

The temperature dropped below 10 degrees Celsius in Ishwardi, Rajshahi, Bodolgacchi, Rajarhat and Barishal.

Currently, a mild to moderate icy spell is sweeping through Gopalganj, Rajshahi, Pabna, Naogaon, Panchagarh, Kurigram, Jashore, Kushtia, Chuadanga and Barishal, meteorologist Bazlur Rashid said.

The freezing wave may spread to other parts of the country as well, added he.

The trough of the low-pressure system that formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal has intensified and now lies over South Andaman Sea, the Met Office said.

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