Nepalmountainnews Report | 20 Jun 2008
Monsoon rains entered Nepali capital Kathmandu around June 10 and scurried throughout the country in just two days, the swiftest monsoon movement in the country in recent years.
Meteorologists at Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD) said though this year's monsoon arrived at the expected time, the movement of westerly winds caused by low temperature and high pressure in northwest Bay of Bengal is rapid and causing rainfall in most parts of the country.
"Normally, monsoon starts on June 10 in Kathmandu Valley and takes four days or even a week to cover the entire country," said Rajendra Prasad Shrestha, senior meteorologists at MFD.
According to Shrestha, this year, the monsoon arrived a week earlier than last year. However, it took about a week to advance throughout the country, he said.
With the quick spread of monsoon in the country, heavy to very heavy rainfall is being recorded in various places including the eastern and western regions in the past few days, said Shrestha. Data from MFD 13 of the 15 satellite stations in the country has recorded more than normal rainfall.
Shrestha was quoted by the daily as saying that the nature of rainfall this year has raised some questions regarding changes in monsoon patterns in the country. However, it would be too early to predict without research, Shrestha said.
According to Shrestha, temporary rainfall with thundershower will be experienced in most places of the eastern and western regions including the Kathmandu Valley for the next couple of days.
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