Westerly wind to bring rain, snowfall

KATHMANDU: Some parts of the country are predicted to witness light rainfall and snowfall with the weather change caused by westerly wind, today.

The westerly wind will cause snowfall in the upper mountainous regions 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, on Sunday.

Similarly, Jumla recorded the lowest temperature at minus 6 and Biratnagar recorded the maximum temperature at 8.5 degree Celsius.