Rain or thundershowers with intense lightning flashes and temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over the country, a Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) release said on Sunday.
"Rain or thundershowers with intense lightning flashes and temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Sylhet, Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions with hails at isolated places," said a weather bulletin issued for the next 24 hours commencing at 9:00am Sunday.
The bulletin predicted that the rain or thundershowers activity may continue during the next 72 hours.
The country's maximum temperature on Saturday was recorded 36.4 degrees Celsius at Gopalganj and Sunday's minimum temperature was 20.2 degrees Celsius at Chandpur.
The highest rainfall in the last 24 hours as of 6:00am Sunday was recorded 32 millimetres (mm) at Gopalganj.
The sun set at 6:27pm on Sunday and will rise at 5:24am Monday in the capital.
