Bangladesh Meteorological Department on Wednesday predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind in different parts of the country in the next 24 hours commencing at 9:am.
"Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi, Barishal and Khulna divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at isolated places over the country," said a Met office (BMD) bulletin issued Wednesday.
Day and night temperatures may remain nearly unchanged over the country, it added.
The highest temperature yesterday was recorded at 35.7 degrees Celsius at Rajshahi in Rajshahi division while today's minimum temperature was 24.8 degrees Celsius at Cox's Bazar in Chattogram division.
Maximum rainfall in the last 24 hours as of 6:00am Wednesday was recorded 50 millimetres (mm) at Chattogram in Chattogram division.
The sun sets at 6:16pm on Wednesday and rises at 5:41am on Thursday in the capital.
