Temperature falls to 15 degrees in Panchagarh

Temperatures have gradually started falling in Panchagarh, the northern district, and winter is setting in.

The chill is especially clear from the evening through the next morning, when a cold breeze blows. In a single day, the district's lowest temperature has dropped by another degree Celsius.

On Monday (9 November), the lowest temperature recorded in Tetulia in the district was 15 degrees Celsius at 6am and 9am. At the same time on Sunday, the temperature was 16.5 degrees Celsius.

According to the local weather observation centre, the lowest temperature in Panchagarh has fluctuated between 16 and 20 degrees Celsius over the past week.

Although the sun feels warm during the day, the temperature falls as night advances. A cold wind blows until dawn. At times, light fog, and at times dense fog, covers different parts of the district.

With the arrival of winter, daily life in Panchagarh has also begun to change. Many people are wearing warm clothes in the evening and early morning. In particular, those who go out in the morning to earn a living have to take extra precautions against the cold.

Jitendranath Roy, acting officer of the Tetulia weather observation centre, said the lowest temperature in Tetulia at 9am on Sunday was 16.5 degrees Celsius. Within 24 hours, it fell to 15 degrees Celsius on Monday morning.

At that time, the humidity was 100 percent. However, the district's highest temperature on Sunday afternoon was recorded at 32 degrees Celsius.

Although daytime temperatures remain relatively high, the steady fall in night and morning temperatures is making the cold feel stronger. With this change in the weather, the onset of winter is becoming clearer in this northern district.