KATHMANDU: The Kathmandu Valley is expected to see scattered rainfall today afternoon due to the influence of the local wind, according to officials of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology.

Meteorologist Govinda Jha mentioned that the temperature will remain high in the capital city, ranging between 31 and 33 degrees Celsius despite the rainfall. It will take a few more days for the monsoon to fully arrive in Kathmandu, he added.

According to the department, light rain with thunder and lightning is occurring in some parts of Koshi province.

The daily bulletin issued by the department mentions that the eastern parts of Nepal are currently under the influence of the monsoon system while the other parts of the country are under partial effects of the local and westerly winds and a low-pressure area around Bihar, India.

As a result, the weather will be partly to generally cloudy in the hill regions, including Koshi, Madhes, and Bagmati provinces, while the rest of the country will remain clear today.

This afternoon, the weather will be partly to generally cloudy in the hill regions of Bagmati and Gandaki provinces and clear in the rest of the country. Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely in the hill regions of Koshi, Bagmati, and Gandaki provinces.

Tonight, the weather will continue to be partly to generally cloudy in these hill regions, with light to moderate rain and thunderstorms expected in a few places. Additionally, there is a possibility of wind storms in some areas of Koshi and Madhes provinces.

In the next 24 hours, light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is expected in the hill regions of Koshi, Bagmati, and Gandaki provinces and in a few places elsewhere in the country.

The department has urged people to remain alert due to the possibility of storms in parts of the Tarai region of Koshi and Madhes provinces.