Rain or thundershowers likely in parts of all eight divisions; temperatures may fall slightly

The Meteorological Department has forecast rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty winds in parts of all eight divisions of the country. Day and night temperatures may fall slightly across the country at the same time.

The information was given in the weather forecast issued on Wednesday (28 October) for the six hours from 7am.

According to the forecast, rain or thundershowers with temporary gusty winds may occur at many places in the Rajshahi, Khulna and Barisal divisions, and at one or two places in the Rangpur, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions.

For Dhaka and its surrounding areas, the forecast says the sky may remain partly cloudy for the six hours from 7am on Wednesday and the weather is likely to stay mainly dry. Wind may blow from the east or north-east at 10 to 15 kilometres per hour during this period.

Day temperature in Dhaka and nearby areas may fall by 1 to 2 degrees Celsius, the forecast says.

At 6am on Wednesday, Dhaka recorded a temperature of 27.8 degrees Celsius, with relative humidity at 78 percent. The day's minimum temperature was recorded at 27.6 degrees Celsius. Yesterday, Dhaka's maximum temperature was 37.1 degrees Celsius.

No rainfall was recorded in Dhaka in the last 24 hours. The sun will set in Dhaka at 5:22pm today, and tomorrow's sunrise will be at 6:03am.