Light snowfall forecast at some parts of mountainous region

KATHMANDU: The country presently sees the general impact of a monsoon trough being developed in the Arabian Sea.

The Meteorological Forecasting Division has predicted partly to generally cloudy in Province 1 and Gandaki Province and partly cloudy in the rest of the provinces today due to the influence of development in the Arabian Sea.

Likewise, there is the possibility of light snowfall at one or two places of the eastern and central high mountainous regions. The same weather pattern is likely to continue at the night as well.

Though there was sunshine till the morning in the Kathmandu Valley today, cold has been felt due to the clear sky.

On Tuesday, there will be partly to generally cloudy in the hilly parts of the country and the sky is expected to remain clear in the rest of the parts of the country. Some parts of the highlands in Province 1 and Gandaki Province are likely to see light snowfall.

On Wednesday, the weather will be partly to generally cloudy in the Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces and in the hilly parts of the Province 1, Bagmati Province and the Lumbini Province. Light snowfall has been forecast at one or two places of the mountainous regions in the Gandaki province.

According to the latest weather bulletin issued by the Division, today, the Kathmandu Valley’s maximum temperature was measured 23.8 degrees Celsius followed by the minimum temperature of 9.2 degrees Celsius. RSS