The Meteorological Forecasting Division has predicted partly cloudy skies in the hilly regions of Nepal on Thursday, with fair to partly cloudy weather across the rest of the country.

Light rain, accompanied by thunder and lightning, is likely at one or two locations in the hilly areas of Koshi, Gandaki, and Sudurpaschim provinces.

For tonight, the hilly areas are expected to remain partly cloudy, while the rest of the country will experience mainly fair conditions. The division cited the influence of western and local winds on the current weather patterns.

On Wednesday, Janakpur recorded the highest temperature at 36.2°C, while Jomsom saw the lowest at 3.5°C. The most rainfall was observed in Jiri, with 3.2 mm in the past 24 hours.