Heavy Rainfall in Various Districts Amidst Rising Terai Temperatures

Kathmandu. While the heat is increasing in the Terai region, heavy rainfall has occurred in various districts of the country today. According to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, some districts have experienced heavy rainfall due to the influence of the westerly wind, local wind, and the low-pressure area near the eastern part of Nepal. According to the department, in the last 24 hours, Tumlingtar in Sankhuwasabha recorded 95 millimeters of rainfall, and Chatara in Sunsari recorded 83.4 millimeters. Similarly, Makwanpur recorded 67.4, Tanahun 62, and Parbat 50.4 millimeters of rainfall. Heavy rainfall has occurred in all these places. Last night's rainfall in Humla caused significant physical damage. The department has stated that it is currently raining in some areas of Sunsari, Sankhuwasabha, Sindhupalchok, Palpa, and Solukhumbu. However, temperatures are rising in the Terai region. Today, the temperature in Dhangadhi, Dipayal, and Nepalgunj has been above 40 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature in Kathmandu has also reached 28.4 degrees Celsius. According to the department's information officer, Dinkar Kayastha, on Thursday, there will be generally cloudy weather in the hilly and mountainous regions of Koshi Province, as well as Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces. There will be partly cloudy weather in the Terai regions of Madhesh Province, as well as Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces, and in the hilly and mountainous regions of the remaining provinces, while the rest of the Terai regions will remain mostly clear. There is a possibility of moderate rainfall/snowfall in some places in the hilly and mountainous regions of Koshi Province, as well as Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces, and in the hilly and mountainous regions of Madhesh Province, Lumbini, and Karnali Province, as well as in one or two places in the Terai regions of Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces. The department mentioned in its bulletin issued this evening that there is a possibility of hot days in the hilly and Terai regions of Sudurpashim and Lumbini Provinces.