Light rainfall likely today

KATHMANDU, Feb 26: There is a possibility of rain and thunderstorms due to the general influence of westerly winds in the country today.

There is a probability of light rainfall with thunder and lightning in few places of the hilly areas of province no.1, Bagmati and Gandaki provinces, according to Rojana Lamichhane, a meteorologist with the weather forecast division of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology.

Light snowfall is also likely in the mountainous areas of the three provinces. Kathmandu is also likely to witness rainfall with partial to normal change in the weather today. 

Lamichhane said that in the next few days, the weather will become clear in the morning and evening in Province No. 1, Bagmati Province and Gandaki Province. 

The minimum temperature in Kathmandu today is 10 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature is 23 degrees Celsius.