Heavy rainfall measured at various parts of the country: 151 mm recorded in Lumle, Kaski

Kathmandu – In the past 12 hours, several regions across the country have recorded heavy to very heavy rainfall.

According to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Lumle in Kaski received the highest rainfall—151 mm—over the previous 12 hours.

Similarly, Dhankuta recorded 121 mm, Sunsari 130 mm, and Maipokhari in Ilam also 121 mm. The department categorized rainfall in these four locations as extremely heavy. Other districts reported heavy rain as well.

Meteorologist Sanjiv Adhikari from the Forecasting Division said that following heavy rain in eastern Nepal, the weather system is now shifting toward central and western regions. He added that this condition is expected to persist until tomorrow before gradually subsiding.

According to Adhikari, the entire country is currently under the influence of the monsoon, and the monsoon trough is positioned slightly north of average—conditions that are promoting further rainfall across Nepal.

Beyond the four heavily hit areas, heavy rain was also observed over the past 24 hours in hill and mountain districts including Sindhupalchok, Kaski, Parbat, Okhaldhunga, Taplejung, Panchthar, Tanahun, Khotang, Solukhumbu, Sankhuwasabha, Terhathum, Myagdi, and Jhapa, among others, the department said.

The Flood Forecasting Division warned that at the Modikhola hydrological station in Parbat, water levels are rising near the alert threshold, urging residents living along the riverbanks to exercise extreme caution.

Similarly, in the morning at Ilam’s Kankai–Mainachuli river, water levels had reached the alert line. In Sunsari’s Sardul Khola, water overpassed alert level, while at Budhikhola (Duhabi station) in Sunsari, water levels surged past the danger threshold at around 1:20 AM, triggering sirens.