Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind are likely at many places over two divisions, at a few places over four divisions and at one or two places over another two divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over southeast and northeast divisions.
“Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Chittagong and Sylhet divisions, at a few places over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna and Barisal divisions, and at one or two places over Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over Chittagong and Sylhet divisions,” according to the met office’s forecast for the 24 hours from 9am on Friday.
The low over West central Bay and adjoining Northwest Bay persists. It is likely to intensify. The axis of monsoon troughs runs through Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal to Assam across central part of Bangladesh.
The monsoon is fairly active in Bangladesh and moderate over North Bay.
The country’s highest temperature on Thursday was 35.5 degrees Celsius in Khulna and the lowest temperature on Friday was 23.8 degrees Celsius in Bogra.
The highest rainfall for the 24 hours till 6am on Friday was recorded at 86mm in Ambagan.
Day temperature may rise slightly and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.
