KATHMANDU: Today was colder as the minimum temperature was less than that on Sunday, the Meteorological Forecasting Division said.

The minimum temperature on Sunday was recorded at 8 degrees Celsius and it plummeted to 3.5 degrees Celsius on Monday, meteorologist at the Division, Sameer Shrestha, said.

According to him, although some improvement would be noticed in the weather until Tuesday, partly cloudy conditions will prevail with possibility of light rain and snowfall throughout this week from Wednesday.

The weather will be partly cloudy in the hilly region today due to the influence of the Westerly wind while it will be generally fair in the rest of the country. The Division forecasted light rain in some parts of the hilly region, and light to moderate snowfall in some parts of the mountainous region.

On Tuesday, the weather will be partly cloudy in the hilly region and generally fair in the rest of the country with chances of light rain in some places of the eastern hilly region. The weather will be generally fair throughout the country during the night.

The weather will remain partly cloudy with chances of light rain and light to moderate snowfall in the western part of the country on Wednesday.