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Light to moderate rain likely over country

BSS . Dhaka
08 Sep 2023 13:45:51 | Update: 08 Sep 2023 13:45:51
Light to moderate rain likely over country
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Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur in most places across Bangladesh.

"Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Khulna divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over the country", said a Met office forecast for the next twenty-four hours commencing from 9am Friday.

Day and night temperatures may remain nearly unchanged over the country.

The axis of monsoon trough runs through Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gangetic West Bengal to Assam across the central part of Bangladesh. One of its associated trough extends up to the north Bay.

The monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh and moderate over the north Bay, the Met office said.

The country's maximum temperature on Thursday was recorded at 35.5 degrees Celsius at Sayedpur and the minimum temperature on Friday was recorded at 23.8 degrees Celsius at Kutubdia.

The highest rainfall for the last 24 hours till 6am Friday was recorded at 74mm at Sandwip.

The sun sets at 6:10pm Friday while rises at 5:43am Saturday in the capital.

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