Light Rain and Snowfall Likely at Some Places Today   

January 30: The weather will be cloudy throughout the country today due to the influence of the Westerly low pressure system with chances of light rain and snowfall at some places of Sudurpaschim and Karnali provinces.    
The sky is cloudy across the country at present due to the general impact of the Westerly low pressure system, said Meteorologist Binu Maharjan of the Meteorological Forecasting Division under the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology.

“The weather will be cloudy for the whole day today with the possibility of light rain at a few places of Sudurpaschim and at one or two places of Karnali province,” said Maharjan.   
The division has forecast light snowfall at some places in the high hills and mountainous region of Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces and at one or two places of the high hills and mountainous region of the rest of the provinces. The same weather pattern will prevail tonight as well, states the weather bulletin issued by the division on Monday afternoon.    
The division has urged for precaution for the next 24 hours, stating there is possibility of light rain at a few places of Sudurpaschim province and at one or two places of Karnali and Lumbini provinces.    
It has also urged the general public to remain alert, saying the occurrence of fog and mist in some places of the Tarai region towards the morning is likely to have general impact on the daily life of people and affect the road and air transport.

The western parts of Nepal has already witnessed rainfall this winter although it occurred a bit late this year. However, many places in central and eastern Nepal are yet to witness rainfall this year, leading to concerns that the winter crops might wilt due to the delayed rainfall--  RSS