Westerly low pressure system likely to cause rain, snowfall

The westerly low pressure system in the country is likely to bring slight rain and snowfall in most parts of the country, the Meteorological Forecasting Division said.

Issuing a notice today for the next 24 hours, the Division has urged one and all to apply precautions from cold and snowfall adding that chances of slight to moderate rain along with lightning are likely in some places of Sudurpaschim, Karnali, Gandaki and Lumbini provinces.

The division said that light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is possible at some places of Gandaki Province, Karnali Province and Sudurpashchim Province while light rain is possible at one or two places of Province 1, Bagmati Province and Lumbini Province.

It is said that there are chances of light to moderate snowfall at many places of the high mountainous region.
On Sunday, there will be generally cloudy in Karnali Province and Sudurpashchim Province and partly to generally cloudy in rest of the provinces.

According to the Division, light rain or thunder and lightning is forecasted at some places of Lumbini Province, Karnali Province and Sudurpashchim Province and at one or two places of Province 1, Province 2, Bagmati Province and Gandaki Province.

On Saturday, the minimum temperature of Kathmandu was recorded 7.6 degree Celsius and maximum temperature was 18.2 degree Celsius.