After a spell of hot weather, the rainy season has started with showers to cool the city people. The dwellers of the capital woke up to a bath-fresh morning on the first day of the Bengali month of Ashar as rain helped bring down both the mercury level and the pollution on Saturday.
Since early morning, the sky had remained overcast with deep black clouds contributing to heavy rain, giving the city people relief from sweltering summer heat and dust.
“I got relief from scorching heat after a heavy rain drenched on Saturday morning,” a rickshawpuller said. Meanwhile, Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicts light to moderate rain or thundershowers throughout the country today (Sunday) “Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur division and at a few places over Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Sylhet and Chattogram divisions,” said a Met office press release on Saturday.
The country also may experience moderate heavy to heavy falls at one or two places in Khulna and Barishal divisions and some places in Rangpur, Sylhet and Chattogram divisions during the time, it added. Mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over Rajshahi, Rangpur and Khulna divisions and it may abate from some places in the country.
Day temperature may fall slightly over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna and Rangpur divisions while it may remain nearly unchanged elsewhere over the country, it continued. Night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country. The highest rainfall Saturday was recorded 90 mm at Dimla in Rangpur division.
