News Desk : dhakamirror.com
A low to moderate cold wave – coupled with a depression – could grip the country at the end of December. As a result, mercury may dip as low as 6 Degrees Celsius in some regions of the country, Bangladesh Meteorological Department forecasted on Thursday.
Bangladesh could see less rainfall than usual as well as a few low pressures in the bay. A depression could form in the bay at the end of December, the forecast said.
The forecast signed by Kawsar Parvin, deputy director of the meteorological department, further said moderate to dense fog could prevail in the river basin from late night to morning, which could disrupt navigations of water vessels.
However, Sahinul Islam, a meteorologist at Bangladesh Meteorological Department, told The Daily Star that high temperatures might prevail throughout December despite the arrival of winter.
“Temperature will start dropping by the end of December. The intensity of winter will be felt in January,” he added.
In November, the highest temperature (35.5 Degrees Celsius) was recorded in Teknaf, while the lowest was recorded in Tetulia, which was 12.1 Degrees Celsius.
