Rain and snowfall likely from Monday

KATHMANDU: Most parts of the country are expected to experience cloudy weather due to the partial influence of western low-pressure systems.

According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, the weather will be partly to generally cloudy this evening, with light rain likely in the hilly areas and snowfall in the mountainous regions on Monday.

Meteorologist Binu Maharjan from the Division said the weather will be generally cloudy in the eastern region, as well as in the provinces of Karnali, Lumbini, Gandaki, Bagmati, and Madhes.

Koshi and Sudurpaschim provinces will experience partly cloudy skies.

Light snowfall is expected in some parts of the high hilly and mountainous areas of Koshi and Gandaki provinces tonight.

“There will be denser clouds on Monday than today, with the possibility of light rainfall in the hilly regions of Bagmati, Gandaki, Karnali, and Sudurpaschim provinces,” he added.

According to the Division, the minimum temperature in Kathmandu was recorded at 7.2 degrees Celsius this morning, up from 5.9 degrees Celsius on Saturday.

Meteorologist Maharjan explained that the slight increase in temperature is due to the cloudy skies in Kathmandu overnight.