Cricket tournament likely to take off in dry weather (22 October 1998)

22 October 1998

Cricket tournament likely to take off in dry weather

By Our Special Correspondent

The Wills International Cup cricket tournament in the city is likely to take off mainly in dry weather, the Meteorological Office said yesterday.

"But the day would start with a light mist, the wind blowing 3 to 5 km per hour, increasing to 7-10 kmph as the day clears," a senior meteorologist said.

However, the weather will remain dry till Oct 27, followed by a period of isolated rains till Oct 29, then become drier again as the autumn slowly gives way to a touch of winter.

A low pressure in the North-West Bay of Bengal, Gangetic West Bengal and its adjoining areas triggered some scattered rains yesterday as it moved northward.

But it would clear and bring a mainly dry weather on October 24, the day the coveted Wills Cup cricket begins.

But there is a possibility of a low developing in the Bay later, although it seems the weather will remain mainly dry after Oct 29, the meteorologist said.

Source:: The Bangladesh Daily Star (https://www.dailystarnews.com)