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The influence of westerly and local winds is prevailing in the country at present. 

According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, there is also an impact of water vapour-rich air coming from the Bay of Bengal. 

The weather will be partly to generally cloudy in the hilly region and partly cloudy in the rest of the country this afternoon, the country's weather bulletin stated. 

Some places of the hilly region of the country are likely to receive light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning. 

Light rain and snowfall is likely to occur at some places of the mountainous regions of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki and Karnali Provinces. 

The strong wind is likely to occur at some places in the Tarai region of Lumbini Province. Similarly, the weather will be partly to generally cloudy in the hilly region and fair in the rest of the country tonight. 

Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at one or two places of the hilly regions of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpashchim Provinces. 

Light rain and snowfall is likely to occur at one or two places of the mountainous region of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces. 

Nepal will issue Everest permits only to climbers with experience of scaling at least one of the Himalayan nation’s 7,000-meter (22,965 ft) peaks, according to the draft of a new law aimed at reducing overcrowding and improving safety, Reuters reported.

Nepal, which is heavily reliant on climbing, trekking and tourism for foreign exchange, has faced criticism for permitting too many climbers, including inexperienced ones, to try to ascend the 8,849-meter (29,032 ft) peak.

This often results in long queues of climbers in the “Death Zone,” an area below the summit with insufficient natural oxygen for survival.

Overcrowding has been blamed for the high number of deaths on the mountain. At least 12 climbers died, and another five went missing on Everest’s slopes in 2023 when Nepal issued 478 permits. Eight climbers died last year, according to Reuters.

At least 22 people have been killed and three others injured in a fire at a restaurant in China’s northern city of Liaoyang, Chinese authorities said.l, Aljazeera reported.

Authorities did not provide details on what caused the blaze, which broke out shortly after noon local time (04:25 GMT) on Tuesday.

But images from the scene showed huge flames spurting from the windows and doors of the multi-storey building in Liaoyang, about 580km (360 miles) northeast of the capital Beijing.

“The incident has resulted in 22 deaths and three injuries,” state broadcaster CCTV said, according to Aljazeera.

Three people were killed in a shooting in the Swedish city of Uppsala on Tuesday and a murder investigation has been launched, police said, Reuters reported.

Police said it was investigating the shooting as a homicide and that it had no information about the incident being a terror or hate crime at this point.

"We have information that a person left the scene on an electric scooter," a police spokesperson told Reuters. "Whether this person is a perpetrator or a witness, or someone who has some connection to the incident, it is unclear at this time."

Police said the victims were yet to be identified and declined to speculate on the motive for the killings, according to Reuters.