Nepal, May 15 -- There is currently partial influence from the western and local winds, along with the moisture-laden winds coming from the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea in Nepal.

As a result, the weather in the hilly regions of the country is partially cloudy. In other areas, the weather remains mostly clear to partially cloudy, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD) under the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology.

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The MFD has forecast that the maximum temperature is likely to rise in the Terai regions of the Madhesh, Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini, and Sudurpashchim provinces as well as in many parts of the hilly regions of the country.

The MFD ...