KATHMANDU, JANUARY 26

The weather affected due to the impact of westerly low pressure system for the past few days is likely to improve gradually from Friday.

Senior meteorologist at the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology Barun Poudel said there was the possibility of gradual improvement in weather as the weather system is expected to weaken from Friday.

"The sky across the country will remain partial to generally cloudy till tomorrow," Poudel said.

Issuing a notice for the next 24 hours, the department predicted light rainfall at some places of Sudurpaschim, Karnali, and Lumbini provinces and one or two places in the remaining provinces.

It also cautioned the people to adopt necessary safety and precaution to protect from the cold as there was the possibility of light snowfall at some places of the high-hilly and Himalayan region of the country.

Sudurpaschim and Gandaki have been witnessing generally cloudy weather while the sky at the remaining provinces is partly cloudy.

Rainfall has been taking place at one or two places of Sudurpaschim.

The weather in the hilly areas of Province 1, Bagmati and Gandaki provinces is likely to remain generally cloudy tomorrow.

A version of this article appears in the print on January 27, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.