Cyclone Arnob crosses Andhra coast, rain forecast across much of Bangladesh on Thursday

Rain may fall in different parts of the country on Thursday (October 29) under the influence of Cyclone Arnob, the Meteorological Department has said.

According to the forecast, rain or thundershowers with temporary gusty wind may occur at many places in Khulna division and at some places in Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Barisal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions. Day temperature across the country may fall by one to two degrees Celsius during this time.

The Meteorological Department gave this information in its weather forecast for the 24 hours from 6 p.m. on Wednesday.

The department said the very severe cyclone Arnob, which had been located over the west-central Bay of Bengal and adjoining area, crossed India's Andhra Pradesh coast on Wednesday morning and is now located over Andhra Pradesh and the adjoining coastal area in the form of a cyclone.

The cyclone may move in a north-westerly direction and gradually weaken, the forecast said.

According to the next phase of the forecast, from 6 p.m. on Thursday, rain or thundershowers may occur at many places in Rangpur, Rajshahi and Khulna divisions and at some places in Mymensingh, Dhaka and Barisal divisions.

During the same period, rain with temporary gusty wind may also occur at one or two places in Chattogram and Sylhet divisions. Day and night temperatures across the country may remain nearly unchanged at that time.

In Dhaka, wind may blow from the south or southeast at 10 to 15 kilometres per hour. At 6 p.m. on Wednesday, the relative humidity in Dhaka was 57 percent.

In Dhaka, sunset on Thursday will be at 5:21 p.m. and sunrise on Friday will be at 6:03 a.m.