By A Staff Reporter
Kathmandu, Aug. 19: Impact of a monsoon trough developed in Madhya Pradesh of India and another monsoon trough that has currently built up in southern Nepal have resulted in continuous and intermittent rains in different parts of the country since Tuesday morning.
According to senior meteorologist Barun Kumar Poudel at Meteorological Forecasting Division under the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DHM), the monsoon trough that entered Nepal on Monday night has caused continuous rains since Tuesday morning in most parts of the country.
“Bagmati, Gandaki, State 5, Karnali and Sudurpaschim State have been witnessing heavy rains in one or two places of the area since Tuesday morning,” said Poudel.
Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is possible at many places of the country even on Tuesday night, he said.
Weather in coming three days will remain mostly cloudy (67 to 88 per cent cloudy sky) throughout the country, he said.
The Kathmandu Valley today witnessed continuous rain while some other parts registered intermittent rains, he said.
According to him, water level in the Bishnumati River along the New Bus Park side in Balaju had crossed the danger level with 2.542 metre when measured at 3:10 pm today.
Meanwhile, according to a flood forecast notice issued by the DHM today, there are high chances of flashfloods in the Kandra, Mohana, Khutiya, Machheli, Suheli, Chaughar, Ringhun, Chameliya, and other small rivers flowing in Bardiya, Surkhet, Salyan, Dailekh, Kalikot, Doti, Achham, Bajura, Kailali, Kanchanpur, Dadeldhura, Baitadi and Darchula districts.
Stating that the rivers flowing along these regions are more likely to cross the danger level, the DHM suggested the locals that they adopt precautionary measures on Tuesday afternoon and midnight.
On Wednesday also, there is a risk of flashfloods in the Narayani, Mahakali and other tributaries, according to the flood forecast notice.