Light to heavy rainfall accompanied by temporary gusty wind occurred in the capital and most parts of the country on Thursday bringing relief to the people from the heatwave which was prevailing for the last couple of days.
Besides, light to moderate rain may continue for the next two to three days across the country including Dhaka while the ongoing heatwave may not sweep over the country from Tuesday, said Abul Kalam Mollik, a meteorologist of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) told the Financial Express.
However, people will continue to witness discomfort due to higher humidity in the air as the country’s average temperature may remain 32 to 33 degrees Celsius, he added.
On Monday, the Met Office recorded maximum 43 mm (millimetres) moderately heavy rainfall in Dhaka division while it recorded highest 97 mm moderately heavy rain in Netrokona from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm, the meteorologist said.
Apart from this, Sylhet and Barishal witnessed 66 mm heavy rainfall, he said.
On Tuesday, the highest temperature was recorded at 35.6 degrees Celsius at Rangamati while 35.4 degree Celsius was recorded in Dhaka, the BMD meteorologist added.
Day temperature may remain nearly unchanged and night temperature may fall slightly over the country, according to the met office bulletin.
In its next 5 -day weather outlook, it said southwest monsoon may advance up to Teknaf coast.
