Rain may increase in next 5 days: Met Office

The low over West-central and adjoining Northwest Bay is likely to intensify.

Dhaka, Sept 07 - Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD)  has predicted that rainfall is likely to increase and temperature may fall in the next five days since 9am Saturday.

“Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely at many places over Chattogram and Sylhet divisions; at a few places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna and Barishal divisions and at one or two places over Rangpur division with moderately heavy falls at places over Chattogram and Sylhet divisions,” said a Met office bulletin on Saturday morning in a forecast for next 24 hours.

Day and night temperatures may remain nearly unchanged during the period over the country.

Country’s highest rainfall was recorded at 96 mm in Sandwip in Chattogram district till 9am today.

The low over West-central and adjoining Northwest Bay 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.

Monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh and moderate over North Bay.-UNB