Light snowfall along with rain today
Kathmandu: The weather is partly cloudy in the hilly areas of Sudur Paschim, Karnali, Lumbini and Gandaki provinces while it is mainly clear in the rest of the country is mainly clear today. This is due to the partial effect of westerly winds.
According to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, the weather this afternoon will be generally cloudy in many places of Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces with light rain in some places in Gandaki and Lumbini provinces.
It started raining in the morning in Sudur Pachim and while there is light snowfall taking place in some high hilly and mountainous areas of Gandaki, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces.
Light rainfall will continue in the high and mountainous areas of the country later today but the weather in other parts of the country will improve and the temperature will gradually increase starting tomorrow, said meteorologist Govinda Jha.
Similarly, the weather will be partly to generally cloudy across the country tonight. There is possibility of light rain in some places of Sudur Paschim, Karnali, Lumbini and Gandaki Provinces and light snowfall in a few places in the mountainous region of the country.
Meanwhile, the minimum temperature of Kathmandu today is 4.6 degrees and the maximum temperature will remain between 15 and 17 degrees centigrade, according to the Weather Forecasting Division.
