The Kathmandu Valley is now witnessing light rainfall. Meteorologist Devid Dhakal shared that light rainfall will continue in the afternoon and throughout the night today in the Kathmandu Valley.
The haze that had covered the Kathmandu Valley and most of the parts of the country would also be fizzling out gradually.
According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, there is possibility of light to moderate rainfall along with thunder and lightning at some places of the hilly region of Koshi Province, Madhesh Province, Bagmati Province, Gandaki Province and Lumbini Province today.
Similarly, light rainfall and snowfall has been forecast at some places of high-hilly and mountain regions of the country.
Partly to generally cloudy weather is likely in the mountain region of Bagmati Province while there is possibility of light snowfall at some places, according to the Division.
The sky in hilly region would remain generally cloudy as well as light to moderate rainfall along with thunder and lightning is likely to take place at some places.
Likewise, partly to generally cloudy weather as well as light to moderate rainfall with thunder and lightning has been predicted at one or two places in Tarai region.
Today night, the weather of mountain region of Koshi Province, Madhesh Province, Bagmati Province, Gandaki Province and Lumbini Province would be partly to generally cloudy and there is possibility of light snowfall at some places.
The Division has forecast light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning at one or two places in the hilly region while light to moderate rainfall coupled with lightning, thunder and storm at one or two places in the Tarai region.
Kathmandu Valley drops to 10th in AQI rankings
With the rainfall, air pollution has also gone down in the Valley. According to the Air Quality Index (AQI), the pollution of the Kathmandu Valley, which was in the first position on Wednesday, has gone down to the 10th position today. As of 6 am Thursday, the Valley's AQI was recorded at 152.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) standards, the AQI should remain below 35 for air to be considered safe for human health. An AQI of up to 50 is considered normal, while anything beyond, that is deemed unhealthy.
Pakistan's Lahore tops the AQI list followed by Shanghai of China in the second position, while Beijing stands in the third.
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