Strong Winds in the Terai Region Accompanied by Thunderstorms and Rain in Some Areas

May 29, Kathmandu — Western low-pressure troughs, local winds, and a low-pressure trough extending from the west to the east near Nepal are currently influencing the country’s weather. At present, Koshi, Madhesh, Bagmati, and Gandaki provinces are completely overcast, while the hilly and mountainous regions of Lumbini, Karnali, and Sudurpashchim provinces are generally cloudy. Other Terai areas are partly cloudy. Moderate rainfall is occurring in some parts of Koshi, Lumbini, Karnali, and Sudurpashchim provinces.

The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology’s Meteorological Forecasting Division predicts generally cloudy skies across the country this afternoon. There is a possibility of moderate rain accompanied by thunder and lightning and snowfall in some areas of the hilly and mountainous regions of Lumbini, Karnali, Sudurpashchim, Koshi, Bagmati, and Gandaki provinces, as well as in small pockets within the Terai regions of Madhesh, Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini, and Sudurpashchim provinces. Some locations in the Terai and hill regions of the country are also likely to experience strong winds.

Tonight, the hilly and mountainous areas of Sudurpashchim Province and other parts of the country are expected to remain generally cloudy, whereas the rest of the regions will experience partly cloudy skies. Light rain and snowfall are possible in some hilly and mountainous locations of Sudurpashchim, Karnali, and Gandaki provinces, as well as in one or two places within the mountainous areas of Koshi, Bagmati, and Lumbini provinces.