Rain with Thunderstorms Expected in Several Provinces

Kathmandu, June 9: Moderate rainfall with thunderstorms is currently occurring in various districts of Lumbini, Karnali, Bagmati, Madhesh, and Koshi provinces. According to meteorologist of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Rojen Lamichhane, the system causing rainfall is moving eastward, and he has urged the general public to take necessary precautions against potential risks from thunderstorms and rain.

"The system causing rain is currently moving eastward. Please take necessary precautions," he said. According to Lamichhane, there is a partial influence of the upper atmospheric westerly low-pressure line (trough) and local winds in Nepal. He mentioned that the rainfall in the Kathmandu Valley is expected to stop after some time. "At this time, different types of clouds are developing in various places across the country according to local conditions," Lamichhane said.

According to the department, there will be generally partly cloudy to partly cloudy in the hilly and mountainous regions of Koshi, Bagmati, and Gandaki provinces, and in the hilly regions of Lumbini, Karnali, and Sudurpashchim provinces tonight. The department has stated that there will be partly cloudy in the hilly and terai regions of Madhesh and Lumbini provinces, terai regions of Koshi, Bagmati, and Gandaki provinces, and hilly regions of Karnali and Sudurpashchim provinces. The weather in the terai region of Sudurpashchim Province is expected to be mainly clear.

According to the department, there is a possibility of light rain with thunderstorms in some places in the hilly and mountainous regions of Koshi, Bagmati, and Gandaki provinces, and in one or two places in the terai regions of Madhesh, Bagmati, and Gandaki provinces, as well as in the hilly and mountainous regions of Lumbini, Karnali, and Sudurpashchim provinces. There is also a possibility of light snowfall in the high mountainous regions, the department has stated.