News Desk :
After several days of scorching heat, the sky over Dhaka city was cloudy on Thursday. And eventually, when the rain came down, Bangladesh’s capital saw a little relief from the scalding temperatures.
Other parts of the country have also seen rain on Thursday. Meteorologist Afroza Sultana said, “Currently, there isn’t a possibility of too much more rain. The weather may be good. Then, from Sunday or Monday, we might see three to four days of rain, reports bdnews24.com.”
In its daily bulletin, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department said the axis of the monsoon troughs runs through Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal to Assam across central Bangladesh. One of its associated troughs extends up to the north Bay of Bengal.
The monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh and moderate over the north bay.
Many places in the Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions and a few places in the Dhaka and Khulna divisions may see light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind.
Some places in the country may also see moderately heavy to heavy rainfall.
Daytime temperatures are expected to fall, but nighttime temperatures are likely to remain largely unchanged.
Rajshahi’s Badalgachhi saw the most rain in the country with 42mm recorded in the 24 hours to 9am on Thursday. Rajshahi saw 41mm, Panchagarh’s Tentulia and Chattogram’s Sitakunda saw 21mm, Rangamati 18mm.
The highest temperature in the country over the period was 36.5 degrees Celsius in Chuadanga, while the lowest was 24.5 degrees Celsius in Kutubdia.
