People in the capital and some places in the country are witnessing excruciating hot weather as a mild heat wave is sweeping over different divisions and districts which may continue, according to a Met office bulletin.
Afruza Sultana, an assistant meteorologist at Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), said a mild heat wave is sweeping over Rajshahi and Sylhet divisions and the districts of Dhaka, Tangail, Rangpur, Dinajpur and Nilphamari which is likely to continue.
The heat wave may prevail in the next two days until Saturday starting from Thursday morning, she told The Financial Express.
However, there is a higher chance of rainfall to occur from Saturday and heat wave is likely to end from that time, Afruza added.
The country’s maximum temperature on Wednesday was recorded at 38.2 degree Celsius, the bulletin said.
On the other hand, the 24-hour weather bulletin said light to moderate rain/thunder showers, accompanied by temporary gusty wind, is likely to occur at a few places over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Rangpur, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet, divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi division with moderately heavy falls at isolated places over the country.
The well-marked low over Odisha and adjoining area weekend into a low pressure area and lies over the same area, it said, adding that one of its associated troughs extends to Northeast Bay.
Monsoon trough runs through Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, the centre of the low Gangetic West Bengal to Assam across southern part of Bangladesh, it stated.
Monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh and moderate elsewhere over North Bay, as per the bulletin.
Day and night temperatures may remain nearly unchanged over the country, the forecast said.
In its outlook for the next 72 hours, it said rainfall activity may increase at the end period.
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