The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast light to moderate rain or thundershowers, accompanied by temporary gusty winds, in several regions over the next 24 hours. This weather pattern is expected to affect many areas within the Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, and Sylhet divisions, and to a lesser extent, parts of Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, and Chattogram divisions. Some areas in the Rangpur division may experience moderately heavy to heavy rainfall.
According to the Met Office, the monsoon trough extends from Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal to Assam, crossing central Bangladesh. An associated trough also extends up to the North Bay, indicating that the monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh and moderate over the North Bay.
Temperatures across the country are expected to rise slightly during both day and night. On Saturday, the maximum temperature was recorded at 34.2 degrees Celsius in Ishurdi, while the minimum temperature today was 24.3 degrees Celsius in Bandarban. The highest rainfall in the past 24 hours was 120 millimeters in Jashore.
In Dhaka, winds are expected to blow from the west/northwest at speeds of 8 to 12 kilometers per hour. The sun is set to set at 6:50 PM today and rise at 5:17 AM tomorrow in the capital.
Stay tuned for updates as the weather patterns continue to evolve.