South Asian News Network

Kathmandu, July 6: Presently, the country is under the influence of monsoon winds. The Monsoon Trough lies south of its average position over eastern Nepal and near its average position over western Nepal, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division under the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. The Division says that it is generally cloudy today in Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces, while it is partially cloudy in Madhes province. According to the report, moderate to heavy rain is occurring with thunderstorms in a few places in Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki, and Lumbini provinces. The Department forecasts that the mountainous and hilly regions of the country will be generally cloudy this afternoon, while similar conditions are expected in the Terai regions of Gandaki, Lumbini, and Sudurpaschim provinces. There will be partly cloudy in the Terai plains of Koshi, Madhes and Bagmati provinces. Moderate to heavy rain and snowfall with thunderstorms is likely in some places in the mountainous and hilly areas, while moderate to heavy rain and snowfall with thunderstorms may occur in a few places in the Terai regions of Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini and Sudurpaschim provinces, at one or two places in the Terai regions of Koshi Province and Madhesh Province. Windstorms are expected in some places of the Terai regions of Madhesh Province as well as Koshi and Bagmati Provinces. Tonight, there will be generally cloudy across the country, with a possibility of moderate to heavy rain and snowfall with thunderstorms in a few places of the mountainous areas. Moderate to heavy rain and snowfall with thunderstorms are expected in some places in the hilly and Terai regions of Koshi, Gandaki, Lumbini, and Sudurpaschim provinces, in a few places in the hilly and Terai regions of Madhesh Province, as well as the hilly and Terai regions of Karnali Province and in the hilly and Terai regions of Bagmati Province. The possibility remains for heavy rainfall at one or two places in the hilly and Terai areas of Kos