DHAKA, Aug 15, 2024 (BSS) - Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over four divisions and at a few places over other four divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at some places in southern part of the country, a met release said.

"Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka and Mymensingh divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at some places over southern part of the country", said a met office forecast for the next 24 hours from 9am today.

The axis of monsoon troughs runs through Punjab, Hariyana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal to Assam across central part of Bangladesh. One of its associated troughs extends up to North Bay. Monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh and moderate over North Bay.

Country's maximum temperature on Wednesday was recorded 36.2 degrees Celsius at Rangpur and minimum temperature today was 24.7 degrees Celsius at Bandarban.

Maximum rainfall for the last 24 hours till 6am today was recorded 82 millimeters (mm) at Koyra.

Day and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.

The sun sets at 06:32 PM today and rises at 5:34 AM tomorrow in the capital.