Dhaka and its adjacent areas are likely to experience showers in a day or two.
The southwest monsoon wind has reached the capital on June 10 but has yet to be active, said a Met official, adding: “We hope it will be active in a day or two."
The southwest monsoon, which blows from the Indian Ocean to Bangladesh from the southwest direction causing rains, lasts from early June to mid-August.
The monsoon wind has already been active in most parts of the country, including Chittagong, Barisal and Sylhet divisions and some parts of Dhaka division.
Rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur today at many places over Chittagong, Barisal and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Dhaka, Rajshahi, Rangpur and Khulna divisions, Met office forecasts.
City dwellers are suffering from the sweltering heat for the last several days accentuated by frequent power cuts.
The maximum temperature in Dhaka was 35.4 degrees Celsius on Thursday but it came down to 32.8 degrees Celsius yesterday due to cloudy weather.