KATHMANDU, July 1: Monsoon is expected to be further active by coming Thursday.
According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, the monsoon low pressure trough is likely to be positioned near the border of the southern part of Nepal, suggesting the possibility of the escalation of the monsoon. Amidst this prediction, the Division has urged one and all to remain watchful of any untoward incidents and take precautions accordingly till July 4.
In this period, the weather will be generally to completely cloudy across the country with the possibility of light to moderate rains in most of the parts.
Rainfall forecast for few more days
A few parts of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki, and Lumbini provinces and one or two places of Madhesh, Karnali, and Sudurpaschim provinces are likely to witness heavy rains with lightning during the monsoon period.
Likewise, in the next three to four days, one/two parts of the Koshi, Gandaki, and Lumbini provinces are likely to witness heavy rainfall. The Division said that Taplejung, Panchthar, Sankhuwasabha, Tehrathum, Morang, Jhapa, Sunsari, Ilam, Dhankuta, Bhojpur, Khotang, Solukhumbu and Okhaldhunga in Koshi Province are vulnerable to landslides and flooding this monsoon.
Similarly, Makwanpur, Chitwan, Sindhupalchowk, and Dolakha in Bagmati Province, Myagdi, Baglung, Kaski, Parbat, Syangja, Tanahu, Nawalparasi East and Lamjung of the Gandaki Province are at high risk of natural disasters.
In the case of Lumbini Province, Kapilvastu, Rupandehi, Palpa, Arghakhanchi, Gulmi, Pyuthan, Nawalparasi West, Rolpa and Rukum East are at risk of disasters while no such high risk has been predicted in Madhesh and Sudur Paschim provinces.
Today, it will be mostly cloudy throughout the country. Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur in some places of the country and chances of heavy rainfall at a few places of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki and Sudurpaschim provinces while there is possibility of very heavy rainfall at one or two places of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki provinces.
Tonight, it will be generally to mostly cloudy throughout the country. Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur in some places of Koshi, Madhesh, Bagmati and Gandaki provinces and at a few places in the rest of the country. Similarly, there are chances of heavy rainfall at a few places of Koshi, Madhesh, Bagmati and Gandaki provinces and very heavy rainfall at one or two places of Koshi and Gandaki.
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