Gloomy weather due to land depression
Dark clouds hover in the sky of Dhaka on Sunday, August 21, 2016. Met office said light rain and recurrent thunder strikes are taking place due to a land depression all over Bangladesh. Photo: Prabir Das
People in Dhaka and most other parts of the country started their day today amid fog and rain due to a land depression.
Dhaka dwellers have experienced light shower with recurrent thunder strikes when this report was filed at 11:13am.
The Met office in Dhaka told The Daily Star Online in the morning that the land depression is likely to be cleared by tomorrow.
A low pressure area has formed over Northeast Myanmar and adjoining Northeast India, according to its last weather forecast on Saturday.
Dhaka dwellers on Sunday morning, August 21, 2016, experience light shower with recurrent thunder strikes. Photo: Prabir Das
Monsoon is active over Bangladesh and is moderate to strong elsewhere over north Bay, the Met office said yesterday. Photo: Star
As per the last updated weather forecast by the meteorology department light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at most places over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over the country.
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