Light to moderate rains forecast until Saturday

KATHMANDU: The Meteorological Forecasting Division has forecasted light to moderate rainfall in most places of the country till Saturday due to the influence of the low-pressure system.

Meteorologist Meen Kumar Aryal said that there is a possibility of rain in most of the places of the country for the next three days due to the impact of the low-pressure system around the Madhya Pradesh area of India and the location of the monsoon low-pressure trough south of its average position in Nepal.

According to Aryal, there is a possibility of heavy rainfall at one or two places in Lumbini and Sudurpaschim provinces on Thursday.

The weather is cloudy throughout the country today with light to moderate rainfall forecasted in some places of Lumbini and Gandaki provinces.

The weather will be generally or completely cloudy across the country this afternoon with chances of light to moderate rain accompanied by thunder and lightning at many places of Lumbini, Gandaki, Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces and heavy rainfall at one or two places of Lumbini and Sudurpaschim provinces.

The weather will be generally to fully cloudy tonight with the possibility of light to moderate rain along with thunder and lightning at many places of Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces and at a few places of other provinces.

The latest weather bulletin of the Division shows that the minimum temperature in Kathmandu Valley was 20.0 degrees Celsius and the maximum 24.4 degrees Celsius in the last 24 hours.

Similarly, the lowest minimum temperature 14.6 degrees Celsius was recorded in Jumla and the highest maximum of 33.5 degrees Celsius was recorded in Dipayal over the last 24 hours.