Low Pressure Forms in Bay of Bengal, Could Intensify Into Cyclone, Met Office Says

A low-pressure area has formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has indicated that it may intensify into a depression and later develop into a cyclone.

Meteorologist Md Omar Faruk said the low formed on Friday morning. 'It will certainly become a depression, and after that it could turn into a cyclone,' he said.

On its likely track, he said: 'Once the depression forms, it will become clear which way it will move. So far, its track appears to be towards India's Andhra-Odisha coast. But it will become clear only after it becomes a depression.'

Meanwhile, the Met Office forecast says the weather across the country may remain mainly dry with a temporarily partly cloudy sky. Night and day temperatures may remain nearly unchanged across the country.

In the 24 hours until 6am on Friday, the highest rainfall in the country was recorded at Tetulia in Panchagarh, at 15.3 millimetres, according to the Meteorological Department.

During the same period, the country's highest temperature was 33.6 degrees Celsius, recorded at Ambagan in Chattogram.