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The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted rain or thundershowers across all divisions of the country, including Dhaka, for the next 24 hours starting from 9am on Wednesday.
“Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty winds are likely at many places in the Rangpur, Mymensingh, and Sylhet divisions; at a few places in the Dhaka and Chattogram divisions; and at one or two places in the Rajshahi, Khulna, and Barishal divisions. Moderately heavy to heavy rainfall is expected in Rangpur, Mymensingh, and Sylhet divisions,” the Met Office said in an update.
Daytime temperatures may drop slightly, while night temperatures are expected to remain nearly unchanged. Due to high moisture content, discomfort may persist, the BMD added.
Simultaneously, a mild to moderate heatwave is affecting the districts of Dhaka, Tangail, Faridpur, Madaripur, Gopalganj, Narayanganj, Rajshahi, Pabna, Chapainawabganj, Cumilla, Chandpur, Khagrachhari, Khulna, Bagerhat, Satkhira, Jashore, Chuadanga, Kushtia, Magura, Barishal, Patuakhali, and Bhola, and is likely to continue.
A trough of westerly low pressure lies over West Bengal in India to the northwest Bay, and the monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh and moderate elsewhere over the north Bay, according to the Met Office.
The highest temperature recorded in the country over the past 24 hours was 38.3 degrees Celsius in Rajshahi, while the lowest was 23.5 degrees Celsius in Chapainawabganj. The highest rainfall was recorded in Sylhet, measuring 161mm.
