Light rain, snowfall likely in Karnali and Sudurpaschim

The Westerly wind has its influence in Nepal at present. The weather is partly to generally cloudy in the hilly region of the country, including in Sudurpaschim and Karnali Provinces, and fair in the rest of the regions.

The Meteorological Forecasting Division stated that moderate snowfall along with intermittent to light rainfall is taking place at many places in the Sudurpaschim Province, at a few places of Karnali Province and at one or two places of Lumbini Province at present. Fog has occurred at a few places in the central and eastern Tarai region of the country.

Meteorologist Rojan Lamichhane said it would be generally cloudy in the hilly region of the country including in Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces while it will remain partly to mainly fair in the rest of the regions.

Sporadic to light rainfall is taking place at present at a few places of Gandaki, Lumbini, and Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces and at one or two places of the hilly region. According to Lamichhane, light to moderate snowfall is taking place at present at some places of the high-hilly and mountainous region of Sudurpaschim, Karnali and Gandaki Provinces, and at a few places of the high-hilly and mountainous region.

The present atmospheric temperature in Kathmandu is 12 degrees Celsius and visibility 2,500 meters, according to the Division.  The minimum temperature in Kathmandu this morning was 5.3 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature will be between 15 to 17 degrees Celsius.

The weather will be partly to generally cloudy in the hilly region of Sudurpaschim and Karnali Province and will remain fair in the rest of the regions tonight. There are chances of traces of light rainfall at one or two places of the hilly region, and light snowfall at a few places of the high-hilly and mountainous region of the country tonight.