Kathmandu. Today is the day of Dashain Tika. The Meteorological Forecasting Division under the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has said that there is partial influence of westerly wind in the country at present and partly cloudy in the mountainous and hilly areas of the country at present. Similarly, the weather in the Tarai region is mainly clear today.

According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, although there is no possibility of heavy rainfall during Dashain as monsoon has already left Nepal in Nepal, some hilly and mountainous areas will witness light rain and snowfall.

Similarly, the weather will be partly cloudy in the hilly and mountainous areas of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki provinces until the tenth day. The weather will also be partly cloudy in the hilly areas of Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces. The weather will be mainly clear in the rest of the country. According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, light rain or snowfall is likely to occur at one or two places of the mountainous region of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki provinces and at one or two places of the mountainous region of Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces during this period.

According to the Division’s forecast, although most of the days of Dashain will be favourable, people travelling in mountainous and hilly areas should be aware of the possibility of rain, snowfall and lightning.