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The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has said light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind may occur at many places over Chattogram and Barishal divisions and at a few places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna and Sylhet divisions. Along with that, moderately heavy falls may occur at places over the country.
At the same time, day temperature may rise slightly across the country and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged.
This information was given in the weather forecast for the next 24 hours from 9am this Saturday.
On the synoptic situation, it said a low pressure area may form over the North Andaman Sea and adjoining areas within the next 12 hours, which may intensify.
The axis of the monsoon trough runs through Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and the central part of Bangladesh to Assam, with one of its associated troughs extending up to the North Bay of Bengal. The monsoon is less active over Bangladesh and weak over the North Bay of Bengal.
The country’s highest temperature yesterday, Friday, was 36.5 degrees Celsius at Ramgati. The country’s lowest temperature today was recorded at 23.8 degrees Celsius at Tetulia.
In Dhaka, wind is blowing from the south and south-east at a speed of 10 to 15 kilometres per hour today. The relative humidity of the air at 6am was 93 percent. The country’s highest rainfall in the 24 hours until 6am, 27 millimetres, was recorded at Kutubdia.
