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Dhaka and different parts of the country have seen cloudy skies since Thursday, with no sun at all in some areas. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has now forecast drizzling rain in four divisions and some regions as well.
The Met office bulletin on Friday morning said there may be light to drizzling rain in Dhaka, Mymensingh, Barishal and Sylhet Divisions as well as the Noakhali and Cumilla regions. However, temperatures are unlikely to drop, as per a bdnews24.com report.
Meteorologist Shahnaz Sultana said on Friday, “The weather will remain like this until Sunday. But tomorrow may see the clouds ease. However, the fog will intensify.”
Despite the cloudy skies, the winter chill has eased in Dhaka, with temperatures rising on Friday.
According to Met office data, the lowest temperature in the capital on Friday was recorded at 20.9 degrees Celsius, up from a low of 15.8 degrees Celsius on Thursday.
The lowest temperature recorded across the country in the past 24 hours is 9.8 degrees Celsius in Panchagarh’s Tentulia.
The highest temperature was recorded at 29.8 degrees Celsius in Teknaf.