Brace for showers in 24 hours!

A bout of summer rain or thundershowers in the next 24 hours may bring the much-needed relief to people of seven divisions of Bangladesh.

Yes, according to the weather department, rain or thundershower activity is expected to occur at a few places over these seven divisions -- Sylhet, Rangpur, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Dhaka.

According to a Met office bulletin issued on Tuesday morning, showers might occur at a few places over Sylhet division and at one or two places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Dhaka.

However, the weather may remain mainly dry with partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) forecast.

Besides, a mild heat wave is sweeping over the districts of Faridpur, Rajshahi, Khulna, Jashore, 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.