KATHMANDU: The temperature in Kathmandu today is likely to stand between 31 and 33 degrees Celsius today.

It will take a few more days for the monsoon to arrive, according to a meteorologist at the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Govinda Jha.

He said scattered rainfall is likely to occur at some places in the Kathmandu Valley this afternoon due to the influence of the local wind.

Presently, there is an influence of the monsoon system in the eastern part of the country.

In the rest of the country, there is a partial influence of local and westerly winds, as well as a low-pressure area formed in and around Bihar.

The weather will be partly to generally cloudy in the hilly regions, including Koshi, Madhes, and Bagmati provinces, while it will remain clear in the rest of the country.

The Department has urged people to remain alert as there is a possibility of storms in some places of the Terai in Koshi and Madhes provinces.