Westerly wind bringing rains, snowfall

Kathmandu / Jan 3 : Some parts of the country are predicted to have light rainfall and snowfall with the weather change caused by westerly wind today.

The westerly wind will cause snowfall in the upper mountainous region of Sudurpaschim, Karnali and Gandaki Provinces. Currently, there is partial to general weather change in Sudurpaschim, Karnali, Gandaki, Lumbini and Bagmati Province, while Province 1 and 2 have partial weather changes, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology.

The Meteorological Forecasting Division has recorded minimum temperature of the Kathmandu Valley at 1.3 degree Celsius and maximum at 18.4 degree Celsius today. Similarly, Jumla recorded the lowest temperature at minus 6 and Biratnagar recorded the maximum temperature at 8.5 degree Celsius. RSS