Cyclone Fani to affect weather in Nepal

Clouds loom ahead of cyclone Fani in Visakhapatnam, India, on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. Photo: Reuters

KATHMANDU: The Cyclone Fani, which is forming over the Bay of Bengal would make landfall on Odisha coast in India by the afternoon today, Nepal Weather Forecast has tweeted.

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— Nepal Weather Forecast (@DHM_Weather) May 3, 2019

The cyclone has been expected to affect the regular pattern of weather conditions in some parts of the country.

Though the cyclone is not likely to make its way to Nepal, light to moderate rainfall coupled with lightning and windstorm will occur in some parts of eastern and central regions today and tomorrow.

The weather bulletin issued by MFD said the cyclone would gradually weaken as it would advance towards the northeast direction from Odisha coast after landfall today itself. Some moisture will be released towards eastern Nepal as well, more significantly over bordering areas during its weakening process. The high Himalayas, including the Khumbu region of Nepal, have chances of moderate to heavy rainfall.

Moreover, a few parts of the western region are likely to receive light to moderate rainfall this afternoon due to the impact of westerly winds. “The weather is expected to return to its normal cycle from Sunday onwards,” MFD informed.

Meanwhile, India Meteorological Department has classified Fani as an ‘extremely severe cyclonic storm,’ equivalent to Category 3 or 4 hurricane and said that it would land with sustained winds of more than 160 kilometres per hour (kmph) and gusts of up to 200 kmph.

from The Himalayan Times http://bit.ly/2IUUGgl
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