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BSS, Dhaka

After a lull rains are coming back today and the next week may see monsoon becoming active, met office sources said.

Today is also the first day of Ashar, the month of rains in Bangla calendar.

Though rains slurred in Dhaka division, it was active in Rajshahi division.

During the past 24 hours ending at 6: 00 AM yesterday,

Dinajpur recorded the highest 84 mm rainfall followed by 46 mm at Rangpur, four mm each at Rajshahi and Khulna, two mm at Sylhet, traces or drops at Chittagong and Cox's Bazar.

It went dry at Dhaka, Barisal, Faridpur and Jessore.

During the next 12 hours, Rangpur recorded 44mm rains followed by 38mm at Bogra, 30mm at Rajshahi, 21mm at Dinajpur, 17mm at Syedpur, six mm at Mymensingh, three mm at Cox's Bazar and traces at Dhaka, Tangail and Patuakhali.

As rains slowed down, heat and humidity returned.

The highest maximum temperature in the country yesterday was 35 degrees Celsius at Khulna and the lowest minimum was 24C at Saidpur.

The maximum temperature in Dhaka was 33.9C against 34.2C on Friday and minimum was 28C, Chittagong maximum 33.2C and minimum 27C,Khulna maximum 35C and minimum 27.5C, Barisal maximum 33.4C and minimum 27.2C and Sylhet maximum 32.5C and minimum 26.3C.

The met forecast during the next 24 hours beginning at 6:00 PM yesterday said light to moderate rains or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty winds are likely at many places over Rajshahi, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions and at few places over Barisal, Khulna and Chittagong divisions with moderately heavy falls at places.

The day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country, it added.

The rains may increase during the next two days, the met forecast said. Little change is forecast in extended outlook for weather in another five days.