KATHMANDU:- The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has forecast the possibility of heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning at one or two places in Sudurpaschim and Karnali Provinces today.

According to the Department, thunderstorms, lightning, windstorms, hail, and moderate to heavy rainfall, along with snowfall, are likely in some hilly and mountainous areas of the country, including Sudurpaschim and Lumbini Provinces. Similar conditions may also occur at one or two locations in the Tarai region.

The weather is expected to remain generally cloudy across the country later tonight. The Department has also forecast the possibility of thunderstorms, lightning, windstorms, hail, and moderate to heavy rainfall and snowfall in some areas of Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali, and Sudurpaschim Provinces, and in a few places of other provinces.

There is also a chance of heavy rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning at one or two locations in Lumbini Province.