DHAKA, Aug 28, 2020 (BSS) – Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD)
today predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by
temporary gusty wind in parts of the country.
“Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty
wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur and Sylhet divisions and
at a few places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Barishal, Khulna, Mymensingh and
Chattogram divisions with moderately heavy falls at isolated places over the
country on the day,” a met office release said.
Day temperature may remain nearly unchanged and night temperature may rise
slightly over the country, it said.
The met release also said the well-marked low over Bihar and adjoining
area now lies over East Madhya Pradesh and adjoining area.
The axis of monsoon trough runs through Rajasthan, Horiyana, Uttar
Pradesh, centre of the well-marked low, West Bengal to Assam across central
part of Bangladesh as one of its associated troughs extends up to North Bay.
Monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh and moderate over North Bay.
Country’s maximum temperature on Thursday was recorded 35.0 degrees
Celsius at Rajshahi and minimum temperature today 23.9 degrees Celsius at
Sandwip.
The maximum rainfall for the last twenty-four hours till 6am today was
recorded 53 millimeters (mm) at Kutubdia.
The sun sets at 6.20 pm today and rises at 5.40 am tomorrow in the
capital.