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Mild to moderate heatwave is sweeping over eight divisions across the country, said met office forecast for the next 24 hours starting 9:00am today (Friday), reports BSS.
"Mild to moderate heatwave is sweeping over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh,
Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and it may
continue," the forecast said.
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur
at one or two places over Sylhet division with hails at isolated places.
Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over
the country, it added.
Trough of westerly low lies over West Bengal to North-west Bay.
Country's maximum temperature on Thursday was recorded 39.5 degree Celsius at
Ishwardi and today's minimum temperature 24.0 degrees Celsius was recorded at
Tetulia.
Maximum rainfall for the last twenty-four hours till 6am today was recorded
03 millimetres (mm) at Rajshahi.
Day and night temperatures may remain nearly unchanged over the country. Due
to increase moisture incursion, the discomfort may persist.
The sun sets at 06.35 pm today and rises at 05.15 am tomorrow in the capital.