The Met Office has asked the public to brace for hot weather ahead as a mild to moderate heat wave sweeping over Khulna division and the regions of Rajshahi, Pabna, Gopalganj and Patuakhali may continue and spread.

The lightning and thunderstorm sweeping across Dhaka since morning may weaken around noon following moderate to heavy rain, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department.

A mild heat wave is sweeping over the regions of Rajshahi, Pabna, Dinajpur and Jashore and it may continue, said a Met Office bulletin.

Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecasted rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind at one or two places in the country during the next 24 hours commencing around 9am today.

Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecasted rain or thundershowers in three divisions in the next 24 hours.

Recent flash floods in Netrakona and Kishoreganj has inundated new areas, while the water level in the haor areas of Sunamganj and Sylhet have been on the rise.

A bout of summer rain or thundershowers in the next 24 hours (till 9am tomorrow) may bring much-needed relief to people of seven divisions in Bangladesh.

From tomorrow onwards, there is a strong chance of rain and thunderstorms in various parts of the country. Besides, there was a chance of rain in Dhaka between 5 and 10 pm today.

People in the port areas can heave a sigh of relief as the deep depression over the north Andaman Sea and the adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal is unlikely to intensify into a cyclone.

The depression over north Andaman Sea and adjoining southeast bay is likely to intensify further into a cyclonic storm by this afternoon and move in a north/northeasterly direction.

The well-marked low pressure in the southeast Bay of Bengal and its adjoining Andaman Sea has intensified into a depression, said Bangladesh Meteorological Department in a weather forecast bulletin issued at 9:00 am today.

It will be a rare instance of a cyclone hitting the coasts of Bangladesh and Myanmar in March if the low-pressure system brewing in the Bay of Bengal develops into a full-fledged cyclone “Asani”.

A low pressure area formed over the Indian Ocean and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal which could develop into this year’s first cyclone “Asani”.