A bout of summer rain or thundershowers in the next 24 hours may bring some much-needed relief to people of the seven divisions of Bangladesh.
According to the weather department, rain or thundershower activity is expected to occur at a few places in these seven divisions — Sylhet, Rangpur, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Dhaka.
A Met Office bulletin issued on Tuesday morning said showers might occur at a few places in Sylhet division and at one or two places in Rangpur, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Dhaka.
However, the weather may remain mainly dry with partly cloudy skies elsewhere over the country, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) forecast.
Besides, a mild heat wave is sweeping over Faridpur, Rajshahi, Khulna, Jessore, Chuadanga and Kushtia, and it may continue, said the weather office.
Day and night temperatures may remain nearly unchanged over the country.
The trough of westerly low lies over the sub-Himalayan West Bengal and adjoining areas. The seasonal low lies over the South Bay, according to the forecast.
