Nepal: Kathmandu records coldest day of season at 2.5 deg Celsius

With the minimum temperature dipping to 2.5 degree Celsius on Monday, people in Kathmandu experienced the coldest day of this winter season. The minimum temperature in Kathmandu Valley was 3.5 degrees Celsius on Sunday. Normal life has been affected by the plunge in mercury across the country.

The Meteorological Department said the cloudy weather is likely to continue in the eastern and central regions, including the Kathmandu Valley, for Tuesday as well due to the Phet Cyclone in the southwest of Bay of Bengal. The department said the temperature might plunge further across the country in the coming days.

According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division at the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, light rainfall is likely to occur in some places of eastern and central regions as well as some parts of the western hilly region. The department also forecasted that there are chances of light snowfall in some places of eastern and central high mountain regions.

Most of the places in the Terai region in the southern plains have been covered with fog on Monday. Jumla in North-west Nepal recorded the lowest temperature at –6 degrees Celsius on Monday, while Biratnagar in eastern Nepal recorded the highest minimum temperature of 12.5 degrees Celsius.

(With inputs from agencies.)