Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Sunday forecast light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind over country in the next 24 hours until 9 am on Monday.   “Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Chattogram division; at a few places over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Rajshahi, Khulna, Barishal and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Rangpur division with moderately heavy falls at country’s some places until 9am tomorrow,” said  a met office bulletin.   Day and night temperature may rise slightly over the country, it said.   Meanwhile, mild heat wave is sweeping over the regions of Faridpur, Khulna, Satkhira as well as Jashore and it may continue.   Country’s maximum temperature on Saturday was recorded 36.8 degrees Celsius at Jashore and lowest temperature today 23.6 degrees Celsius at Sylhet.   The highest rainfall in the last twenty-four hours till 6am today was recorded 76 millimeters (mm) in Bogura.   Today’s sunset at Dhaka at 06.45pm while tomorrow’s sunrise will be at 05.10am.

A nor’wester is likely sweep over nine districts of the country, including Dhaka, anytime until 9am on Saturday.   “Nor’wester may sweep over Dhaka, Pabna, Tangail, Mymensingh, Faridpur, Madaripur, Barishal, Patuakhali and Cumilla in the next 24 hours from 9am on Friday,” Meteorologist Bazlur Rashid told UNB.   It has already started to lash Tangail and is likely to sweep over other districts, he said.   Rain or thundershowers, accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind, is likely to occur during the period.   A trough of westerly low lies over West Bengal and adjoining area, the Met Office said, adding that seasonal low lies over South Bay.   Meanwhile, weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country having chances of light rain/thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind at one or two places over Khulna, Barishal and Dhaka divisions, it said.