Mild cold wave may spread to more areas: Met Office

A mild cold wave is sweeping some northern districts of the country and it may spread further, Bangladesh Meteorological Department said today.

The lowest temperature in the country was recorded at 9.5 degrees Celsius in Sreemangal of Moulvibazar on the day while the highest temperature 27.5 degrees Celsius was recorded in Chattogram's Sitakunda and Sandwip upazilas, Feni and Cox's Bazar districts, reads the bulletin.

Meanwhile, Dhaka experienced a minimum of 14.1 degrees Celsius, up from Thursday's 12.8 degrees Celsius.

Thursday saw rain in various parts of the country, including Bhola, Jhalakathi, Jashore, Gopalganj, Dinajpur, Chuadanga, and scattered showers in Dhaka.

Meteorologist Md Omar Faruq of the Bangladesh Meteorologist Department said, "As a result of the rain [on Thursday], there has been a substantial decrease in fog across different areas of the country, including the capital, on Friday. As the sun appeared, the day temperature also increased."

More rainfall is expected later this month, according to weather experts.

Mostafa Kamal Palash, a climate researcher at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, forecasts two more spells of rain between 24-26 January and around 30 January, based on European and American weather prediction models.

The Met office bulletin issued yesterday suggests that moderate to thick fog may occur over the country during midnight to morning and it may continue till noon at places.

Weather may remain dry with a temporary partly cloudy sky over the country.

Night and day temperatures may fall slightly over the country, reads the bulletin.

Temperature between 8 to 10 degrees Celsius is considered a mild cold wave, 6 to 8 degrees Celsius a moderate cold wave, and less than 6 degrees Celsius a severe cold wave.

People of the country, especially in the northern part, have been experiencing severe cold for the last couple of days which has thrown normal life out of gear.

Day labourers, children and the elderly are the worst sufferers of the shivering cold.