Rain, thunder showers likely in parts of country
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today forecast rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours commencing from 9:00am this morning.
Day temperatures may fall slightly while night temperatures may remain nearly unchanged across the country, according to the BMD weather bulletin. The highest temperature recorded yesterday was 33.2 degrees Celsius at Teknaf and Jashore, while the lowest temperature recorded today was 16.5 degrees Celsius at Rangamati.
The wind direction and speed in the capital Dhaka was west to southwesterly at 6 to 12 kilometres per hour, while the relative humidity recorded at 6:00am in Dhaka was 79 percent. Today's sunset in Dhaka will be at 6:06 pm while tomorrow's sunrise will be at 6:12am.
