Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today (July 16) predicted mild heat wave is sweeping over different parts of country and it may continue, said a met office forecast.

According to the BMD weather bulletin, mild heat wave is sweeping over Rangpur and Sylhet divisions and the district of Feni and it may continue.

Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna and Barishal divisions with moderately heavy falls at some places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions.

The low pressure area over Northwest Bay and adjoining West central Bay of Bengal off south Odisha coast now lies over South Odisha & adjoining area. The axis of monsoon trough runs through Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, the center of the low, Gangetic West Bengal to Assam across southern part of Bangladesh.

Monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh and moderate elsewhere over North Bay.

Country's maximum temperature on Monday was recorded 36.5 degrees Celsius jointly at Rangpur, Sayedpur, Dimla and Srimangal.

Minimum temperature today was recorded 25.4 degrees Celsius at Bandarban. Maximum rainfall for the last 24 hours till 6am today was recorded 53 millimeters (mm) at Srimangal.

Day and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country. The sun sets at 06:48 PM today and rises at 05:21 AM tomorrow in the capital.

BDST: 1359 HRS, JULY 16, 2024
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