Kathmandu, May 19 -- As the onset of the monsoon season draws closer, the frequency of rainfall has increased throughout the country.

The Meteorological Forecasting Division under the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology said that most places in Koshi, Madhesh, Bagmati, Gandaki, and Lumbini provinces witnessed light to moderate rainfall on Sunday afternoon.

According to officials, the weather system that caused rainfall in Kathmandu Valley and surrounding districts is now shifting eastwards, bringing an end to rain in places that witnessed afternoon showers. Districts of Koshi Province were expected to witness rainfall later in the day.

However, the system causing rainfall in Gandaki Province is also moving east, which could bring r...