The effect of monsoon winds is slowly decreasing. However, the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Meteorological Forecasting Division, has reported that westerly winds continue to influence several areas in the western regions of Sudurpashchim, Karnali, and Lumbini Provinces, along with some parts of the western Gandaki Province. 

As per the weather 'bulletin' released by the division, cloudy weather is expected in Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali, and Sudurpashchim Provinces, including other hilly areas, while the remaining Tarai regions will see partially cloudy skies. 

The bulletin indicates a chance of moderate rainfall accompanied by thunder and lightning in the hilly and Tarai regions of Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali, and Sudurpaschim Provinces, in a few hilly areas of other provinces, and in one or two locations in the remaining Tarai regions as well. 

The Department forecasts that tonight, the Koshi, Lumbini, Karnali, and Sudurpaschim Provinces, along with other hilly areas, will generally be overcast, while the remaining Tarai regions will be partly cloudy. 

The Department has suggested that there is a likelihood of moderate rain with thunder and lightning in some hilly areas of Lumbini, Karnali, and Sudurpaschim Provinces, as well as in the Koshi Province, and in one or two spots in the remaining Tarai regions.