Finally it has started to rain in Sylhet, bringing down the district’s temperature from its record-breaking ceiling and lessening the woes of the people who were suffering from extreme heat just a while back.

The shower in Sylhet comes as no surprise as the weather department had predicted such will happen across the country in the next 24 hours.

Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi and Dhaka divisions, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said on Saturday.

Sylhet on Thursday witnessed its hottest day in July in 66 years, at 38.9 degrees Celsius.

After receiving highest rainfall in June in 64 years that triggered massive floods across the district, Sylhet is now reeling under an intense heat wave.

Read: Sylhet sizzles: Thursday hottest July day in 66 years!

“Such a high temperature was last recorded in the district in July 1956. On Wednesday, the temperature was recorded at 37.3 degrees. And it was recorded at 36.3 degrees on Tuesday,” said Sayeed Ahmad Chowdhury, a senior meteorologist with the Sylhet met office.

Meanwhile, the met office said the ongoing heat wave may continue for one or two days more and showers may occur after 72 hours.