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Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind may occur at a few places in Rajshahi, Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions and at one or two places in Rangpur, Mymensingh, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions.
Along with that, moderately heavy rainfall may occur at places in the country.
This information was given in the weather forecast for the next 24 hours from 9:00am today.
Besides, the mild heatwave sweeping over the districts of Dhaka, Tangail, Faridpur, Gopalganj, Kishoreganj, Narayanganj, Rajshahi, Pabna, Sirajganj, Khulna, Jashore and Chuadanga, as well as Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions, may abate from some places.
The day temperature may fall slightly across the country and the night temperature may remain nearly unchanged.
About the synoptic situation, it said the well-marked low over the East Central Bay of Bengal and adjoining West Central Bay of Bengal has moved west-northwestwards and is now lying over the West Central and adjoining East Central Bay of Bengal. It may move further west-northwestwards and intensify.
The extended part of the axis of the monsoon trough runs through Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and the central part of Bangladesh to Assam. The monsoon is active over the southern part of Bangladesh and fairly active elsewhere in the country.
The monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh and moderate over the North Bay of Bengal.
The country’s highest temperature yesterday was 37.5 degrees Celsius in Sreemangal. The country’s lowest temperature today was recorded at 22.5 degrees Celsius in Narayanganj.
Wind is blowing in Dhaka today from the south and south-east at a speed of 10 to 15 kilometres per hour. The relative humidity of the air at 6:00am was 67 percent.
The country’s highest rainfall in the 24 hours till 6:00am was recorded in Mongla, 30 millimetres.
The sun sets in Dhaka today at 6:55pm and rises tomorrow at 5:48am.
