Daytime heat to intensify nationwide: Met office
Night-time temperatures are likely to remain nearly unchanged
Daytime temperatures are expected to increase slightly across the country, according to a forecast issued by the Bangladesh Meteorological Department.
Night-time temperatures, however, are likely to remain nearly unchanged.
The 120-hour weather forecast, issued at 9am this morning (5 May), indicates a chance of temporary gusty winds accompanied by lightning or thundershowers in isolated places across all eight divisions — Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet.
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In a separate six-hour forecast for Dhaka and surrounding areas, effective from 7am this morning, the sky is expected to remain partly cloudy temporarily.
Winds from the south or south-west may blow at 10–15 km/h. However, the overall weather is likely to remain mainly dry, with a slight rise in daytime temperatures.
The highest temperature recorded yesterday (4 May) was 35.8 degrees Celsius, while the lowest was 21.5 degrees Celsius.
Barishal's Khepupara experienced 35 millimetres of rainfall.
