Heatwave to continue, monsoon late this year

News Desk :
Jasmine Nahar, a 50-year-old resident in Dhaka, has been contemplating whether to run some outdoor errands for the last few days.
Those errands are related to her business and must be completed as soon as possible. However, she is terrified of the sweltering weather that has no indication to ease up any time soon.
“I need to get out to run some errand, but the heat outside was enough to put me off. Severe headache caused by heat from the sun has been a lifelong issue for me, so I chose to wait until the temperature drops a little bit. However, the discomfort inside my place due to the heatwave is becoming unbearable,” Jesmine said, reports bdnews24.com

Bangladeshis, according to weather alerts issued by the Met Office on Sunday, have been experiencing mild to moderate heatwave, and the condition will likely
continue for the next five to six days.
– According to the World Health Organisation, a heatwave is generally defined as a period of at least five days where temperatures in an area are five degrees Celsius above the daily average. However, the specific parameters can vary according to country and region.

– The Bangladesh Meteorological Department defines temperatures of 36 to 38 degrees Celsius as a mild heatwave, 38 to 40 as a moderate heatwave and temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius as an intense heatwave.
The government has already ordered shutdown of the state-run primary schools from Jun 8, considering the impact of the heatwave on children.
Meteorologist Dr Muhammad Abul Kalam Mallik said the chances of the temperature easing up before Jun 13 are slim.

“Heavy clouds will start to form from Jun 12, and the chances of rain across the country are high from Jun 13, which I believe will bring the mercury down to some degrees,” he said.
On Sunday, people in Dinjapur experienced a 41.1 degree Celsius temperature, the highest temperature in the country. Dhaka’s temperature was 37.6 degrees Celsius.
The people in Rajshahi felt the highest temperature the day before, at 41 degrees Celsius. Dhaka’s temperature was 37.1 degrees Celsius.
The Met Office has predicted a severe heatwave over Rajshahi, Naogaon, Nilphamari and Dinajpur districts in the next 24 hours.

According to an alert, a mild to moderate heat wave is prevailing over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, and Barisal divisions along with remnants of Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions and Moulvibazar, Chandpur and Noakhali districts and may persist.