Light to moderate rain likely over many places in country

Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Chattogram and Barishal divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over Chattogram division.

Day and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country, said a met office forecast for next twenty-four hours begins from 9 am on Friday.

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

Country's maximum temperature on Thursday was recorded 36.2 degree Celsius at Bhola and minimum temperature today was recorded 23.4 degree Celsius at Rajarhat.

Maximum rainfall for the last twenty-four hours till 6am today was recorded 41 millimeters (mm) at Tarash.

Today's sunset at Dhaka at 5:47 pm while tomorrow's sunrise at 5:50 am.