Rain brought by cyclone Montha to continue across most parts of the country until Saturday morning

KATHMANDU: Meteorological Forecast Division (MFD) has stated that the cyclone Montha will bring rainfall to most parts of the country until Saturday morning.

Intermittent rainfall will occur in Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces, moderate rain in other provinces, and the weather will start improving only from Saturday morning, according to Bibhuti Pokharel, spokesperson for the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM).

She said there will be rain in Kathmandu Valley and the surrounding areas in the next 24 hours. However, continuous rain will not occur in all parts of the valley, she added.

Pokharel said there is a possibility of heavy snowfall in the high hilly and mountainous regions of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki and Karnali provinces in the next 24 hours.

Meanwhile, according to the MFD under DHM, the cyclone Montha that developed in the Bay of Bengal made landfall in Andhra Pradesh, India, on the night of October 28.

It said the system gradually weakened thereafter, moving north and northwest, approaching closer to the central region of Nepal as a low‑pressure area, and then moving eastward.

According to the MFD, this system will affect the weather in Bagmati, Madhes and Koshi provinces of Nepal from today until November 1.

The influence of the said weather system indicates a possibility of moderate rainfall in most parts of Madhesh and Koshi provinces and in some places of Bagmati province.

The MFD has urged everyone to take necessary precautions as there is a possibility of heavy rainfall in one or two places in the three provinces.