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WEATHER-FORECAST
Met office predicts light to moderate rain
DHAKA, July 12, 2018 (BSS)- Light to moderate rain or thundershowers
accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind and lightning flashes is
likely to occur at some places across the country in the next 24-hour ending
9am tomorrow.
“Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty
wind and lightning flashes is likely to occur at some places over Dhaka,
Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions,” said a Met bulletin
issued this morning.
One or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur and Mymensingh divisions may see
light to moderate rain and moderately heavy to heavy falls in the next 24-
hour commencing 9 am today, the bulletin said.
Day and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.
Monsoon is less active over Bangladesh and moderate over North Bay while a
low is likely to form over North Bay during next 24-hour.
“The trough of monsoon axis may run through Rajasthan, Hariyana, Uttar
Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, thence northeastwards to Assam across Gangetic West
Bengal and Central part of Bangladesh.,” the bulletin said, adding that One
of its associated troughs extends to Northeast Bay.
The maximum temperature was recorded 36.2 degrees Celsius yesterday at
Rajshahi while today’s minimum temperature 24.5 degrees Celsius at Ragamati
in Chattogram division.
The highest rainfall in the last 24-hour as of 6 am today was recorded 37
mm at Teknaf in Chattogram division.
The sun sets at 6:49 pm today and rises at 5:19 am tomorrow in the capital.
BSS/PR/SRH/MR/1115 hrs