DHAKA, April 17, 2022, (BSS) - The ongoing mild heat wave is likely to continue in the regions of Rajshahi, Pabna and Jashore districts of the country, a Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) release said today.

Mild heat wave is sweeping over the regions of Rajshahi, Pabna and Jashore and it may continue, said the weather issued for the next 24 hours commencing at 9am today.

Rain or thundershowers with intense lightning flashes accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Rangpur division and the districts of Kishoregonj and Brahmanbaria, it added.
 
Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country. However, the day and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.

Country's maximum temperature on Saturday was recorded 38.8 degrees Celsius at Rajshahi and today's minimum temperature was 19.5 degrees Celsius at Sylhet.

The highest rainfall in the last 24 hours as of 6 am today was recorded 11 millimetres (mm) at Sylhet.

The sun sets at 6.21 pm today and rises at 5.35am tomorrow in the capital.