Met office forecasts light to moderate rain over country

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted light to moderate rain over the country for the next 24 hours from 9am today (2 October).

“Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places in Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions and at many places in Rangpur, Rajshahi, and Mymensingh divisions with moderately heavy to very heavy falls at some places in Chattogram, Barishal, and Sylhet divisions”, it said.

The axis of monsoon troughs runs through Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal to Assam across the central part of Bangladesh. One of its associated troughs extends up to North Bay.

Monsoon is active over Bangladesh and strong over North Bay.

Day and night temperatures may fall by 1-2 degrees Celsius in the country.

The country’s maximum temperature on Tuesday was recorded at 36.3 degrees Celsius at Mongla and the minimum temperature today was recorded at 25.2 degrees Celsius at Bandarban.

The country’s highest rainfall for the last 24 hours till 6am today was recorded at 23 millimeters (mm) at Sandwip.

The sun sets at 05:44 PM today and rises at 05:51 AM tomorrow in the capital.