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Monsoon wind triggers widespread rain

Public urged to stay cautious amid thunderstorm risk



KATHMANDU: The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has forecast cloudy weather across the country for the next 24 hours, due to the continued influence of moisture-laden monsoon winds from the Bay of Bengal.

According to the Weather Forecasting Division, the afternoon will see generally overcast skies across the country, with a high likelihood of moderate rain accompanied by thunder and lightning in many parts of the hilly and Terai regions of Koshi, Madhesh, Bagmati, Gandaki, and Lumbini provinces.

Some areas in the remaining provinces may also experience similar conditions. There is a chance of heavy rainfall in some parts of the hilly and Terai regions of Koshi, Madhesh, Bagmati, and Gandaki provinces, and in isolated areas of Lumbini’s Terai belt.

Very heavy rainfall is also possible in one or two places within the hilly and Terai areas of Madhesh, Bagmati, and Gandaki provinces.

For tonight, the division forecasts mostly cloudy skies in Koshi, Madhesh, Bagmati, and Gandaki provinces, and generally cloudy skies elsewhere. Moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely in most places of the hilly and Terai areas of Koshi, Madhesh, Bagmati, and Gandaki provinces, in many parts of Lumbini’s hilly and Terai regions, and in some areas of the remaining provinces.

The Division has reiterated the possibility of heavy to very heavy rainfall in parts of Koshi, Madhesh, Bagmati, and Gandaki, and isolated heavy rain in Terai regions of Lumbini, including parts of Madhesh province.

Publish Date : 04 October 2025 09:55 AM

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