Light to moderate rainfall is likely in some places of Bagmati Province, especially in the hilly region on Thursday, while districts of Koshi Province could witness rainfall on Wednesday night as well.

The Meteorological Forecasting Division of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology attributes these weather disturbances in the two provinces to the partial influence of a low-pressure system developing over northeast Assam in India, and monsoon winds.

“Light to moderate rainfall is a normal phenomenon during the monsoon season,” said Sanjeev Adhikari, a meteorologist at the division. “We want to reassure everyone that there is no need to panic, and also request that they rely on the Met office’s updated bulletins.”

Many people living in the cities and planning to return to their home villages during Dashain are concerned about news circulating on various online portals regarding the possibility of heavy to very heavy rainfall.

“While some isolated instances of heavy rainfall could occur, we define heavy rainfall as amounts exceeding 50 millimetres in 24 hours,” said Adhikari. “Continuous rainfall is unlikely in the next two days, and conditions will improve after Friday.”

Some districts of Koshi—Udayapur, Morang and Sunsari in particular—witnessed heavy rainfall on Wednesday. The Met office said the rainfall did not occur continuously in those areas.

Many people who witnessed last week’s monsoon mayhem still worry about the rain and its aftermath. At least 228 people have been confirmed dead, while 25 others are still missing in the floods and landslides triggered by record-breaking precipitation in the three starting Thursday evening. As many as 159 people have been injured, and more than 14,802 others moved to safe places, according to Nepal Police.

Floodwaters submerged many parts of the Kathmandu valley and other districts, with landslides and floods destroying homes, vehicles, bridges, and highways.

Since the monsoon entered the country on June 10, at least 460 people have died and 84 others are missing. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) said that 378 people have been injured in landslides, floods and lightning strikes, and 3,939 families have been affected.

The monsoon season in Nepal typically starts on June 13 and ends on October 2. This year, however, the clouds from the south entered Nepal from the western region on June 10, three days ahead of the usual onset date. Last year, the monsoon began on June 14, a day before the normal date.

The monsoon season, which delivers around 80 percent of the country’s total annual rainfall, generally lasts about 105 days. But, in recent years, it has been taking longer to withdraw.

As predicted before the onset of monsoon, Nepal recorded above-average rainfall this season.

Nepal is one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to the climate crisis and has witnessed extreme weather events over the past decade and a half.

Evidence suggests that Nepal's maximum temperature is rising at a greater rate (0.056 degrees Celsius per year) than the global average of 0.03 degrees Celsius per year.

Experts say extreme weather events—excess rainfall in a short period, continuous rains for several days after the monsoon, dry spells, droughts, below-average precipitation, and above-normal winter temperatures—have become more frequent in Nepal.

Evidence suggests that maximum temperatures in Nepal are rising faster, at 0.056 degrees Celsius a year, compared to the annual global average rise of 0.03 degrees Celsius.