Weather returns to normalcy as Phethai crosses Andhra coast
Weather returns to normalcy as Phethai crosses Andhra coast
Rainy weather disappeared after Tuesday because of a cyclone crossed India’s Andhra Pradesh.
The clouds will be clear on Thursday, said the Met Office on Tuesday evening. The temperature is set go down in the coming days, it added.
Light to moderate rain or thunder showers happened in areas at Chattogram and Sylhet divisions.
A few places at Barishal, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions are likely to experience rainfall in the next 24 hours. Light to moderate fog may descend between late night and morning.
Cyclone Phethai over Andhra caused light showers over the capital and other parts of the country since Monday.
The sea remains choppy despite the cyclone having moved away, which meant the sea ports will keep hoisted Local Cautionary Signal - 3. Ships and trawlers that fish at North Bay have been advised not to venture out of safety until further notice.
“Cyclonic Storm ‘Phethai’ over Andhra Pradesh coast crossed Andhra coast, near Kakinada, of India,” said the Met Office in a weather forecast released at 6pm on Tuesday.
Phethai has weakened to become a low pressure area and was lying over Northwest Bay and adjoining coastal Odisha, it said.