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The monsoon wind has nationwide influence and the monsoon low-pressure line is located towards the north from its place, the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology said, forecasting it will result in generally cloudy weather throughout the country.

The Department has also forecast rainfall across the country. Light to moderate rainfall is taking place at some places of Koshi, Madhes, Bagmati, Karnali, Sudurpaschim, Gandaki and Lumbini Provinces.

According to the Department, it will be generally cloudy throughout the country this afternoon. Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at many places of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces and at a few places of Madhes Province.

Heavy rainfall is likely to occur at a few places of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces.

Stating that torrential rain is likely to occur at one or two places of Koshi, Sudurpaschim, Lumbini and Karnali Provinces, the Department has urged all concerned to remain alert.

Likewise, the Department has forecast partly to generally cloudy weather across the country tonight. Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at a few places of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini and Sudurpaschim Provinces and at a few places of the rest of the provinces. Heavy rainfall is likely to occur at one or two places of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini and Sudurpaschim provinces.

The Meteorological Forecasting Division has predicted light to moderate rain accompanied by thunder and lightning at most places of Koshi, Madhes, Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces during the next 24 hours.

Heavy rainfall is likely to occur at a few places of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpashchim Provinces.

In view of possible torrential rain in one or two places of the Sudurpaschim Province, the Department has urged the people to remain cautious to the risks posed by the landslide and flood in the areas.

Meanwhile, the Meteorological Forecasting Division has recorded 73 mm rainfall in Kathmandu in the last 24 hours. According to the Department, Dharan received the highest rainfall of 104 mm, Okhaldhunga 85 mm, Biratnagar 80 mm, Janakpur 74 mm, Jiri 46 mm, Pokhara 30 mm, Bhairahawa 26 mm, Pokhara and Simara 21 mm. 

The rainfall that occurred continuously for some days has taken a toll on various settlements in Kailali district.

A total of 313 households from Bhajani Municipality and 174 from Tikapur Municipality have been displaced after the inundation triggered by the incessant rainfall.

The displaced families have been taking shelters at community buildings, schools, in their relatives' homes and even on streets and open places.

Bhajani Municipality is worst hit by the inundation. In addition to the displacement, a total of 4,848 families have been affected with deluge, according to Bishnu Neupane, chief of the disaster management committee.

"It is very difficult to manage such a huge number of displaced people. Municipality has distributed 1,800 bottles of drinking water. The displaced ones are forced to manage food by bringing it from their houses- whatever is left unwashed," he added.

Neupane further informed that most of the roads are damaged here. Similarly, 75 percent of arable land in Bhajani is deluged.

As the rivers and streams are yet to recede, details on loss of property at home is yet to be collected, according to mayor at Bhajani Municipality, Kewal Chaudhari.

"Bhajani is in utter mess. Not only the people are displaced, but the livestock and crops are damaged. Everything in the houses is drenched," he shared the plight.

Mayor Chaudhari wailed that the municipality alone cannot afford to cope with this disaster, so the federal government must extend immediate assistance.

Those displaced from Bhajani are forced to stay in tents on streets facing multiple risks, a local Krishna Dhamala said, adding that it was raining, while mosquito bites are equally menacing.

Similarly, the flooded Mohana river entered the human settlement at Tikapur Municipality-6, thereby displacing a huge number of people.

Chief of the disaster management, Nirmala Chaudhari informed that the households from Bhagwanpur, Preni, Narayanpur, Milanpur, Bhartapur, Sundarpur and Baghmara were displaced by the Mohana River floods.

Ward 6 is hit hard by the deluge. "It is difficult to reach the inundated site, " she added.

Baghmara is inundated for the first time as a narrow channel was constructed for an irrigation project at ward 4, according to ward chair Lal Bir Chaudhari.

Meanwhile, the disaster management committee has decided to take help from the Rani Jamara Irrigation Project to repair the dams built at various places which were at risk of breach, causing further floods.

There is a partial influence of local and westerly wind along with a low pressure area expanded from Uttar Pradesh of India to Eastern Bangladesh in the country, the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology said.

According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, the weather will be partly to generally cloudy throughout the country at present with light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning at some places of Koshi and Bagmati Provinces and one or two places of other provinces.

The weather will be partly to generally cloudy in the hilly region and fair in the rest of the country this afternoon. Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at a few places of Koshi, Madhes, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces and at one or two places of the rest of the country.

According to a weather bulletin issued by the Department this morning, there is a possibility of a storm in one or two places of Sudurpaschim, Karnali, Lumbini and Koshi Provinces. There are chances of light snowfall at one or two places of the high hilly and mountainous regions of the country. Similarly, the weather will be partly to generally cloudy in the hilly regions of the country, including Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces tonight. Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at some places of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki provinces.

Light to moderate rain accompanied by thunder and lightning is likely to occur at a few places of Koshi, Madhes, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces and at one or two places of the rest of the country in the next 24 hours.

Stating that there are chances of thunderstorms at one or two places of Sudurpaschim, Karnali, Lumbini and Koshi Provinces, the Department has urged the people to remain alert.

Kathmandu Valley will receive normal rainfall this afternoon. According to the Department, the temperature will remain between 29 and 31 degrees Celsius this afternoon.

The Kathmandu Valley witnessed a thunderstorm due to the influence of the local wind today.

According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, the local wind developed from the vicinity of Butwal, southwest of Katmandu, entered the Valley via Dhading, causing the rainfall. 

According to the Division's senior meteorologist Min Kumar Aryal, the wind triggered the rains for one-and-a-half hours before moving towards the north.  This is a pre-monsoon phenomenon, he said.

At present, Nepal is experiencing the influence of local winds, partial impact of the Westerly wind, and a low-pressure system that is currently spread from the Northwest State of India to East Bengal.

According to the Division, it is partly to generally cloudy in Koshi, Madhesh, Bagmati, and Gandaki Provinces along with the hilly regions and partly cloudy in the rest of the country.

Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to take place at a few places in Koshi, Madhesh, Bagmati, Gandaki, and Lumbini Provinces and at one/two places in the rest of the country.

There are chances of light snowfall at one or two places in the country's high hilly and mountainous region.

Similarly, tonight, it will be partly to generally cloudy in Koshi, Madhesh, and Gandaki Provinces along with the hilly regions and partly cloudy to mainly fair in the rest of the country. Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at a few places in Koshi, Madhesh, and Gandaki provinces and at one/two places in the rest of the country.

Monsoon is anticipated to enter Nepal on June 13, although this date may vary by a couple of days. In Nepal, the monsoon period is tentatively set from June 1 to September 30.

More rainfall than average has been predicted during monsoon this year in Nepal.

Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is currently taking place in some places of Koshi and some parts of the hilly areas of Bagmati Province.

This is due to the effect of the westerly and local winds, says the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology.

The weather will remain partial to generally cloudy in the hilly regions of the country, including Koshi, Madhes and Sudurpaschim Provinces, and clear in the remaining parts of the country.

This afternoon, there is a possibility of light to moderate rain with thunder, winds and lightning at some places in Koshi and Gandaki Provinces and the hilly parts of the rest of the provinces as well as at one or two places in the Terai region of Lumbini and Sudurpaschim Provinces, reads the weather bulletin issued by the Department this morning.

There is a possibility of light snowfall in one or two places in the high hilly and mountainous parts of the country.

The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has predicted more than average rainfall in monsoon this year.

Speaking at a program organized by the National Monsoon Forum today, Department's meteorologist Sudarsan Humagai said rainfall more by 35.4 to 55.4 percent than average has been predicted in most parts of the country in the coming monsoon. 

The north-west part of the Sudurpashim Province, the south-east part of Bagamati, the central part of Madhesh and the central and mid-west parts of Koshi Province are likely to see more rain (35.4 percent to 65.5 percent) than average this time.

Similarly, the western part of the Karnali, central part of Gandaki, and north-east part of Koshi are likely to witness rain more by 35-45 percent than average.

The minimum precipitation in most parts of the county is likely to be more than average by 35-65 percent.

The weather has remained partly to generally cloudy throughout the country while light rain is currently taking place at one or two places of the Koshi Province, the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology said.

At present, there is an influence of westerly wind, local wind as well as a low-pressure system formed around Bihar, India.

According to the Department, the weather will be partly cloudy throughout the country this afternoon. Light rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at some places of the hilly regions, including Koshi, Madhes, Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini Provinces.

Light rain accompanied by thunder and lightning is likely to occur at some places of the Tarai region. There is a possibility of light snowfall in some places of the high hilly and mountainous areas of the country.

It will be partly to generally cloudy throughout the country tonight. Light to moderate rain accompanied by thunder, lightning and gusty winds is likely to occur at a few places of Koshi, Madhes, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces and at one or two places of the rest of the country.

Light snowfall is likely to occur at one or two places of the high hilly and mountainous regions of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki provinces.

According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, light rain accompanied by thunder and lightning is likely to occur at a few places of the hilly region of the country, including Koshi, Madhes, Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini Provinces and at one or two places of the rest of the Tarai during the next 24 hours.

There is a possibility of light snowfall in some places of the high hilly and mountainous regions of the country, the Department said, urging the people to remain alert of possible impact on daily life including agriculture, health, tourism, mountaineering, road and air transport in the region.

The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has informed that some parts in Bagmati and Koshi provinces are witnessing light rainfall now due to the low-pressure system generated in the vicinity of Bihar, India along with the westerly and local winds.

Similarly, the Department forecast that some parts of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini Provinces will see moderate rainfall along with lightning, thunder and storm in the day and heavy rainfall in some parts of Gandaki, Lumbini and Karnali Provinces.

Few places in the upper hilly and mountainous region of the country will have light snowfall.

The Department has requested the concerned sides for precaution in the wake of changes in weather.

The weather remains cloudy in the hilly areas and clear in the remaining part of the country today. This is due to partial influence of westerly winds and local winds, says the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology.

According to the department, there is a possibility of light rainfall with thunder and lightning in some places of Koshi region. Light snowfall may take place at one or two places in the high hilly and mountainous areas of Koshi, Gandaki, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces.

There is a possibility of storms in some places of Tarai in Lumbini.

Tonight, the weather will be partly to mostly cloudy in the hilly parts of the country and clear in the rest of the country. Light rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at one or two places in the hilly regions of Koshi, Gandaki and Karnali.

In the next 24 hours, light rainfall with thunder and lightning is likely to occur in some places of Koshi region and one or two places in the rest of the hilly areas of the country.

The Meteorological Forecasting Division under the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has predicted that the weather will be partly cloudy in the hilly regions, including Koshi Province and fair in rest of the parts of the country.

It is due to the partial influence of westerly wind and local wind in the country, the Division claimed.

According to the Division, the weather will be partly cloudy in the hilly region and fair in the rest of the country this afternoon. Light rain with lightning is likely to occur at a few places of the hilly region of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces and at one or two places of the rest of the hilly regions.

Light snowfall is also likely to occur at some places of the high hilly and mountainous regions. The weather will be partly cloudy in hilly regions, including Koshi Province tonight and fair in the rest of the part.

Light rain accompanied by lightning is predicted to occur at one or two places of the hilly regions of Koshi and Gandaki Provinces. Light snowfall is likely to occur at one or two places of the high hilly and mountainous regions of Koshi and Gandaki provinces.

According to a weather bulletin released by the Division this morning, there is a possibility of light snowfall at a few places of the high hilly and mountainous region of the country. 

The weather change is likely to partially affect daily life as well as agriculture, health, tourism, mountaineering, road and air transport in the region, the Division said, calling for adopting necessary alert measures.

Continuous rainfall is taking place in Bagmati, Koshi and Gandaki Provinces due to the influence of the Westerly wind.

Cloudy weather along with rainfall will continue throughout the country for some days, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, Department of Hydrology and Meteorology.

Meteorologist at the Department Govinda Kumar Jha said the westerly wind, local wind and the moisture-laden wind coming from the Arabian Sea currently influencing the weather in Nepal.

"The weather is partly to generally cloudy throughout the country, including in the Kathmandu Valley at present. This trend will continue for some days," he added.

Rainfall is likely to occur in different parts of the country, including Kathmandu Valley today due to the influence of the western low-pressure system and the low-pressure system around Bihar state.

Meteorologist at the Weather Forecasting Division of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Chiranjibi Bhetwal said the weather is partly cloudy throughout the country, including the Kathmandu Valley.

Rain is likely to occur in Koshi, Madhes, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces this afternoon. There is a possibility of rain in Kathmandu after noon.

Some places in Koshi Province are currently receiving sporadic rainfall. According to the Division, the influence of the western low-pressure system will remain active till Friday and it will have an impact in most parts of the country.

Light to moderate rain is likely to occur at a few places of Koshi, Madhes and Bagmati Provinces. Light snowfall is likely to occur at one or two places of the high hilly and mountainous regions of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki provinces.

The Forecasting Division said there is a possibility of scattered rain accompanied by thunder and lightning at some places of the hilly regions of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces tonight.

The partial impact of westerly wind will cause brief rainfall and snowfall in some areas of high hills and mountains for three days.

The weather forecast bulletin has stated that some places in the hilly region in the country are predicted to have brief rainfall along with thunder and lightning, while snowfall in upper hilly and mountainous areas.

However, the other places will have clear weather.

The untimely rainfall has disappointed farmers in Kailali district. The rainfall since Monday afternoon upset farmers as they were about to harvest rice.

They were worried how they could harvest rice safely amidst such erratic weather events.

A farmer from Tikapur, Nirmal BK, said the rice cut down and spread to dry in the field is wet with the ill-timed rainfall. "I waited for a tractor to collect the crop, but it did not come. The rainfall drenched the rice. The storm has further strewn it. If the rainfall continues, the crop will perish in the field," he shared the plight.

Similarly, another farmer Padam Oli said that rice is ripe in the field. He did not cut the rice, worrying about storms on Monday, but the rains coupled with storms damaged ripe rice. "If the rainfall does not stop, it certainly damages the crop," he said, wondering, "Why does rainfall occur when it is time to harvest the rice?"

Most of the farmers in Kailali district are upset, reasoning that rainfall occurs when they are ready to harvest rice. They experienced it for three years. It has resulted in loss of production.

"In 2078BS, the floods triggered by the rainfall swept away the harvest time rice. Last year, we were able to save half of the crops due to early warning," said Hari Chaudhary, adding, "We have not harvested rice because of erratic weather. But the storm coupled with rainfall has damaged half yield this year too. The adverse weather is bane for farmers.

Moreover, another Parbati Chaudhari said that the rice cut down and spread to dry in the field could not be saved due to sudden change in weather. Only half of the crop was saved, she added.

Meanwhile, Tikapur Municipality and Janaki Rural Municipality have suggested the farmers wait for some days to harvest rice.