Monsoon Showers Likely in Parts of Country

The weather department has predicted showers in parts of Bangladesh in next 24 hours commencing 9:00 am on Sunday as monsoon is fairly active over the country and weak to moderate elsewhere over North Bay, reports UNB.   

“Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka, Mymensingh, and Sylhet divisions; at a few places over Chattogram division and at one or two places over Khulna and Barishal divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over northern part of the country,” the department said in its bulletin.

Day and night temperatures may remain nearly unchanged over the country, it added.

The weather office recorded the highest rainfall at 90mm in Rajarhat of Rangpur division in 24 hours till 6:00 am on Sunday.

The highest temperature was recorded at 36.2 degrees Celsius in Mongla of Khulna division, while the lowest temperature was recorded at 24.4 degree Celsius in Rajarhat of Rangpur division.

The axis of monsoon trough runs through Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal to Assam across northern part of Bangladesh.

One of its associated troughs extends up to Northwest Bay, as per the bulletin.