Heavy rain forecast for five provinces on 26 September 2026
Very heavy rain is possible in the hills of Koshi and Bagmati, and the Weather Forecasting Division expects windstorms in Madhesh and the Tarai of Koshi.
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Very heavy rain is possible in the hills of Koshi and Bagmati, and the Weather Forecasting Division expects windstorms in Madhesh and the Tarai of Koshi.
Stations in Palpa, Gulmi and Myagdi also logged 161 mm or more, and rivers in several districts are close to alert level, the weather office says.
Koshi Barrage opened 31 gates on Friday as the Saptakoshi rose; Gulmi has closed schools and Manang has advised against high-altitude trekking for three days.
Chief District Officer Kamansingh Thapa Magar said more than half a metre of snow has settled in the upper Khumbu after continuous rain.
Manang has barred high-altitude trekking from Friday to Sunday, while herders in Jajarkot move livestock down from snowbound pastures.
Bharatpur, Pokhara, Lukla, Simara and Surkhet airports could not operate from early Friday, while Sita Air cancelled all its flights for the day.
Rain driven by a low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal has raised river levels and blocked roads; 77 districts are now colour-coded red, orange or yellow.
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