DHAKA, Aug 15, 2019 (BSS) – Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD)
today predicted light to moderate rain at many places throughout the country
in the next 24 hours as of 9 am tomorrow.
“Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty
wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Khulna,
Barishal, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions with moderately
heavy to heavy falls at places over the country,” a Met office release said
here today.
Day and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country, it
added.
Another met office warning message said, rain or thundershowers
accompanied by temporary south or south-easterly gusty or squally wind speed
45-60 kph is likely to occur over the regions of Rajshahi, Pabna, Bogura,
Tangail, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Faripur, Madaripur, Jashore, Kushtia, Khulna,
Barishal, Patuakhali, Noakhali, Cumilla, Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar and Sylhet
till 6pm today.
River ports are advised to hoist cautionary signal number one, it also
said. The highest rainfall in the last 24 hours as of 6 am today was recorded
103mm at Feni in Chattogram division.
The maximum temperature was recorded 33.5 degrees Celsius yesterday at
Dinajpur in Rangpur division while today’s minimum temperature was 24.7
degrees Celsius at Gopalganj in Dhaka division.
The sun sets at 6.32 pm today and rises at 5.34 am tomorrow in the
capital.