Rains likely to continue till May 13

By A Staff Reporter Kathmandu, May 10: The current spell of rains is likely to continue till May 13, the day when the local elections are scheduled to be held. 

The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) has stated that there is a possibility of heavy rainfall on Friday due to the 'Asani' cyclone developing in the Bay of Bengal with the local winds developed in the Bay of Bengal.

The cyclone will have a partial effect on Nepal as well, so the voters need to take extra precautions and remain vigilant while going to the polling station, said Manju Basi, a senior meteorologist at Meteorological Forecasting Division under the DHM.

Basi said that the current weather analysis could have more impact on Election Day on Friday. “The weather is expected to be more severe on this day than on any other day,” she said, adding that the current cyclone would improve from Saturday. It would better if the voters carried an umbrella to the polling station, she said.

There is a possibility of partial to normal rainfall in the country on Wednesday and Thursday.

The Division has mentioned in the weather bulletin that there is a possibility of light to moderate rain with thunder in some places of Province 1, Bagmati and Gandaki provinces. Light rain is expected in Madhes, Lumbini, Karnali and a few places in the Sudhur Pashim Province. 

At present, Nepal has the influence of local air and the low-pressure system built-in Bihar-West Bengal of India.