Meteorological forecasting division predicts heavy rainfall with lightning at different parts of the county

September 17, Kathmandu : Rainfall with cloudy weather prevails throughout the country today as the western belt of monsoon trough is based in the surrounding of the average location.

The eastern belt is slightly north from the average location. According to meteorologist Bibhuti Pokhrel, monsoon trough has been formed in Odisha and around the West Bengal of India and wind originated from the Bay of Bengal contains more moisture, accelerating monsoon activities.

The weather will be generally to mostly cloudy throughout the country today and light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at many places of the central and western regions and at some places of the eastern region.

Heavy rainfall has been predicted at a few places of the country. Rain will continue tomorrow as well. The weather is expected to see improvements from Thursday.

Issuing the weather forecast for the next 24 hours, the Division stated that precipitation along with thunder and lightning will occur in most places of the central and western, and at some places of the eastern region of the country.