April 21: Due to the impacts of the Westerly winds, the hill areas of Sudurpaschim, Karnali, Lumbini and Gandaki provinces in the country are likely to remain partly to generally cloudy today (Friday).    
The Meteorological Forecast Division under the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has stated that rain coupled with thunder is also expected in some parts of the hill areas in Sudurpaschim, Karnali, Lumbini and Gandaki provinces.    
Likewise, storms are likely to occur at some places in the Tarai, the department said.    
The weather in rest of the parts of the country would remain clear.    
The department has also urged one and all to apply precautionary measures against storms and lightning. -- RSS