Kathmandu, February 6 With the westerly system becoming inactive this week, Kathmandu Valley is witnessing warmer days as a sign of summer season ahead. Meteorological Forecasting Division said minimum and maximum temperatures of Kathmandu Valley have been increasing gradually and there is no chance of heavy rain or drop in temperatures in the next few weeks. “Though it is still cold in the morning and evening, days are becoming warmer,” Meteorologist Subash Rimal told THT, adding, “This will continue until the end of winter.” MFD recorded maximum temperature of Kathmandu at 24.8 degree Celsius and minimum temperature 7 degree Celsius today, whereas maximum and minimum temperatures were 20.8 and 5 degree Celsius last Monday. MFD had recorded the coldest day of this winter on 14 January, with mercury plummeting to 0.4 degree Celsius. In Nepal, February is considered a winter month even though warmer days begin from its beginning.  As warmer days begin, experts have urged people to take steps to prevent wildfires that annually destroys thousands of hectares of forest in Nepal. Coordinator of UNISDR-Regional South Asia Wildland Fire Network Sundar Sharma said wildfires were likely to be reported by the end of next week.  “Wildfire incidents are likely to be reported by next week,” he said. According to him, the highest number of wildfire incidents are recorded during the fourth week of April every year. Wildfires take place in Nepal from mid-February to May. On April 25, 2009 there were 420 incidents of wildfire in a single day, the highest recorded wildfire incidents in a day. With the onset summer, which usually begins as early as February, various places across the country, especially the Tarai districts, witness rising temperatures. According to Sharma, since 2009, the government has come up with some positive interventions to address the growing threat of wildfires.