Mild heat wave may continue few more days

The ongoing mild to moderate heat wave is likely to continue in Khulna division and the regions of Rajshahi, Pabna, Gopalgonj and Patuakhali, a Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) release said on Monday.

Rain or thundershowers with intense lightning flashes accompanied by temporary gusty wind is also likely to occur at one or two places over Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions, said the weather bulletin issued for the next 24 hours commencing at 9am today.

Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country.

However, the day temperature may rise by (1-2) degrees Celsius and night temperature may rise slightly over the country.

Country's maximum temperature on Saturday was recorded 39.5 degrees Celsius at Chuadanga and today's minimum temperature was 22.3 degrees Celsius at Srimangal.

The highest rainfall in the last 24 hours as of 6 am today was recorded 7 millimetres (mm) at Sylhet.

The sun sets at 6.24 pm today and rises at 5.29am tomorrow in the capital.