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Summary

Mr. Mean Kumar Aryal, Senior Divisional Meteorologist at DHM, presented on weather forecasting and observation, focusing on monsoon impacts. He detailed services provided by the weather forecast system, including open-source weather models, satellite and ground monitoring, and weather radars. Mr. Aryal highlighted DHM’s flood forecasts, climate services, aircraft weather forecasting, and agro-meteorological services. He emphasized DHM’s routine, non-routine, and on-demand services. He described the current monsoon, starting on June 10 in Koshi Province, now affecting Koshi, Bagmati, and Madhesh Provinces, and advancing from southeast to northwest. He also discussed challenges, opportunities, limitations, and strategies for improving weather observation and cooperation.