Weather: Partly to generally cloudy across the country

KATHMADNU : The weather will be partly to generally cloudy throughout the country with chances of heavy rainfall at some places today.

There is possibility of light to moderate rain along with thunder and lightning at some more places while heavy rain is likely at one or two places of Province no 1, said Sanjeev Adhikari, a meteorologist with the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology.

According to him, the monsoon low pressure trough is presently located a little bit south from the normal position in the west while it is around the normal position in the east.

Monsoon likely to be more active from Thursday

It is said the monsoon would be more active from Thursday. The weather forecast of the Department for the next 24 hours is that there are chances of light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunder and lightning at some places of the country. Similarly, there is possibility of heavy rain at one or two places of Province no 1, Lumbini and Sudurpaschim provinces.

The Department has urged adoption of precaution as there is the risk of occurrence of landslide, mudslide and debris flow, risk of rise in the water level in the rivers and seasonal rivulets and the daily life and transportation services being hampered due to this in these places.

The Department said the weather will be partly to generally cloudy throughout the country with chances of light to moderate rain accompanied by thunder and lightning at some places tonight. There is also possibility of heavy rain at one or two places of Province no 1, Lumbini and Sudurpaschim provinces tonight.

According to the weather update of the Meteorological Forecasting Division, the lowest temperature in Kathmandu Valley was 20.1 degrees Celsius and the highest 29.5 degrees Celsius. RSS