Heatwave expected to intensify in Terai as temperatures rise again

Kathmandu – With changes in weather patterns over the past three days, rainfall in various regions has led to a drop in temperature. However, temperatures are expected to gradually rise again.

According to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, while the maximum temperature in Nepal did not exceed 37 degrees Celsius over the past three days, it is anticipated to climb gradually. With reduced rainfall since yesterday, a heatwave is expected to intensify in some areas of the Terai. Yesterday, Bhairahawa recorded a maximum temperature of 37.5 degrees Celsius. As of 10:00 PM last night, no rainfall was recorded anywhere in the country in the past hour.

In the last 24 hours, light rain occurred in some districts, including Dailekh, but significant rainfall has ceased in other areas. According to Dinkar Kayastha, an information officer at the department, there is a possibility of hot weather on Jestha 19 in the Madhesh Province and the Terai of Koshi Province.

Generally, cloudy conditions are expected in the hilly and mountainous regions of the country, with partial cloud cover in the Terai. There is a possibility of moderate rain or snowfall with thunderstorms/lightning in a few places in the hilly and mountainous regions, as well as in one or two locations in the Terai of Lumbini and Sudurpaschim Provinces.

On Wednesday, the hilly and mountainous regions of the country are expected to remain generally cloudy, with partial cloud cover in the Terai. Moderate rain or snowfall with thunderstorms/lightning is possible in a few places in the hilly and mountainous regions, as well as in one or two locations in the Terai of Lumbini and Sudurpaschim Provinces.

The department issued a bulletin last evening indicating the possibility of hot weather in the Madhesh Province and the Terai of Koshi, Bagmati, and Gandaki Provinces. It is noted that the current weather in Nepal is influenced by an upper atmospheric western low-pressure line and local winds.