Mild heat wave may abate: Met office

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted that the ongoing mild heat wave over Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and fourteen other districts may abate.

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted that the ongoing mild heat wave over Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and fourteen other districts may abate at some places in the next 24 hours commencing 9am Friday.

"Mild heat wave is sweeping over Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and the districts of Dhaka, Tangail, Faridpur, Madaripur, Rajshahi, Sirajganj, Dinajpur, Sayedpur, Kurigram, Feni, Jashore, Chuadanga, Barishal and Bhola and it may abate at some places," said a met office bulletin Friday morning.

"Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Chattogram and Sylhet divisions; at a few places over Dhaka, Khulna and Barishal divisions; at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi and Mymensingh divisions, with moderately heavy falls at places over the country," it added.

However, the bulletin also said that the day temperature may fall slightly and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.

Country's maximum temperature on Wednesday was recorded 36.6 degrees Celsius at Bhola, while today's minimum temperature was 25.0 degrees Celsius at Cox's Bazar.

The highest rainfall in the last 24 hours till 6am today was recorded 51 mm at Cumilla.

The sun sets at 6:19pm today and rises at 5:40am tomorrow in the capital.