April likely to have hot weather after spell of rains

The current spell of pleasantly cool weather, caused by successive rainstorms, is expected to start waning from today onwards. Temperatures are likely to sizzle, with a severe heat wave likely to be generated, and the mercury may rise beyond 40 degrees Celsius in north-western Bangladesh. The country may experience one or two mild heat waves elsewhere, having temperatures in the range of a moderate 36 to 38 degrees Celsius and 38 to 40 degrees Celsius, a long-range forecast for April issued by the Bangladesh Meteorological Department noted yesterday, following a meeting among experts from different disciplines at its headquarters. The meteorological department’s records showed the country’s highest temperature so far—45 degrees Celsius—which was recorded on May 18, 1972, in Rajshahi. The heat wave may, in turn, churn out a cyclone from one or two low pressure zones brewing in the Bay of Bengal sometime this month.
The rains are likely to bring more than the normal average precipitation during April, coming in the wake of 45 per cent higher than average rain in March. There are also likely to be three or four moderate to severe kalbaishakhis (nor’westers) in the central to northern regions. Elsewhere, there could be four or five mild to moderate nor’westers, with thunderstorms, in April. Experts issued the forecast after weighing radar and satellite imageries and data, and after analysing the weather sheet for the previous month (March).

April likely to have hot weather after spell of rains

The current spell of pleasantly cool weather, caused by successive rainstorms, is expected to start waning from today onwards. Temperatures are likely to sizzle, with a severe heat wave likely to be generated, and the mercury may rise beyond 40 degrees Celsius in north-western Bangladesh. The country may experience one or two mild heat waves elsewhere, having temperatures in the range of a moderate 36 to 38 degrees Celsius and 38 to 40 degrees Celsius, a long-range forecast for April issued by the Bangladesh Meteorological Department noted yesterday, following a meeting among experts from different disciplines at its headquarters. The meteorological departments records showed the countrys highest temperature so far45 degrees Celsiuswhich was recorded on May 18, 1972, in Rajshahi. The heat wave may, in turn, churn out a cyclone from one or two low pressure zones brewing in the Bay of Bengal sometime this month. The rains are likely to bring more than the normal average precipitation during April, coming in the wake of 45 per cent higher than average rain in March. There are also likely to be three or four moderate to severe kalbaishakhis (norwesters) in the central to northern regions. Elsewhere, there could be four or five mild to moderate norwesters, with thunderstorms, in April. Experts issued the forecast after weighing radar and satellite imageries and data, and after analysing the weather sheet for the previous month (March).