Trail & Weather
June's forecast said a late, below-average monsoon. By late July it had blocked nine highways and cut the Kathmandu–Pokhara road. Updated 21 July…
By Laxman Rawal · Jul 27, 2026
Update — 21 July 2026: how the forecast played out The forecast below was issued in June. Here is the reality on the ground: the monsoon has been anything but quiet . In the week to 20 July, landslides and floods blocked nine highways across Nepal. The…
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The national weather service expects a weaker-than-normal monsoon this year, with rainfall below the long-term average and both daytime highs and overnight lows running warmer than usual. The onset was delayed because the atmospheric conditions needed to pull…
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The golden rule of summer trekking in Nepal is to follow the rain shadow. The great Himalayan wall wrings the moisture out of the clouds before they reach the high valleys behind it, leaving places like Upper Mustang, Upper Dolpo and the upper Manaslu and…
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Forecasts are guidance, not guarantees, and mountain weather writes its own rules. But the broad signal for 2026 — late, dry-leaning, warm — is the kind of summer where a well-chosen rain-shadow trek can deliver clear mornings, empty trails and prices well…
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