Low pressure likely to form in Bay of Bengal: Met Office

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Wednesday forecast that a low-pressure area is likely to form over north Bay of Bengal.

In its outlook for the next 72 hours, the Met Office forecast that many places over the country are likely to experience light to moderate rain or thundershowers in the next 24 hours commencing at 9:00 am on Wednesday.    

"Light to moderate rain or thundershowers, accompanied by temporary gusty wind, is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Khulna and Barishal divisions and at a few places over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at isolated places over the country," said the Met Office in a bulletin issued on Wednesday morning.  

Meanwhile, a mild heat wave is sweeping over the regions of Faridpur, Rajshahi, Pabna, Sirajganj and Kushtia and it may abate during the period, the bulletin said.

Southwest monsoon has advanced up to Chattogram, Barishal, Dhaka, Sylhet and Mymensingh divisions, said the Met office, adding that conditions are favourable for further advancement of southwest monsoon over remaining parts of the country.

"Monsoon is fairly active over eastern part of the country and weak to moderate over North Bay," it added.

Country's maximum temperature on Wednesday was recorded 36 degrees Celsius at Rajshahi and minimum temperature on Wednesday was 23 degrees Celsius at Tetulia.

Maximum rainfall for the last 24 hours till 6:00 am on Wednesday was recorded 111 millimeters (mm).

Today's sunset is at 6:46pm and Thursday's sunrise at 5:10am in Dhaka.