Weather Forecast Division warns of excessive heat in Terai

KATHMANDU: The Weather Forecast Division has indicated a possibility of heat waves due to excessive heat in the Terai areas.

It has advised taking necessary precautions to avoid the effects of hot air and heat waves.

Meanwhile, the Division has reported that local wind, westerly wind, and a low-pressure area around Bihar are currently having a partial effect in Nepal.

According to the Division, there is light rain in one or two places in the Koshi Province, while the weather remains mainly clear in the rest of the country.

Partial changes are expected in hilly areas, including the Koshi Province.

This afternoon, the weather will be partly to mostly cloudy in the hilly areas of the country, including Koshi, Bagmati, and Gandaki provinces.

The rest of the country will experience partly cloudy to mainly clear skies, according to the Division.

There is a possibility of light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning in a few places in the Koshi Province and one or two places in the hilly areas of Bagmati and Gandaki provinces, it added.

Storms are possible in a few places in the Lumbini, Karnali, and Sudurpaschim provinces.

Tonight, it will be partly to mostly cloudy over the hilly areas of Koshi, Karnali, Sudurpaschim, Bagmati, and Gandaki provinces.

There is a possibility of light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning in a few places in the Koshi Province and a few places in the hilly areas of Bagmati and Gandaki provinces, the Division said.