Valley shivers after rainfall, hilly districts witness heavy rainfall
The Capital city shivered following sudden brief rains in the afternoon and evening on Monday. Temperature plummeted to 4 degrees Celsius.
“The westerly wind is shifting towards east and it was highly active in the central region of the country,” said Rajendra Prasad Shrestha, Senior Meteorologist at Meteorological Forecasting Division.
Weathermen have predicted cold days in Kathmandu and most part of the country with brief but frequent rainfalls. “There is a possibility of snowfall on high hills surrounding the Valley,” added Shrestha. According to MFD, most of the country received rainfall on Monday.
Far-Western hilly districts were struggling hard today to shake off biting cold and hardship with heavy snowfall in the past two days.
In Baitadi, vehicular movement along the Bhim Dutta Highway and Khodpe-Bajhang Jay Prithvi Bahadur Singh Highway has been halted since yesterday.
Likewise, hundreds of vehicles have been snowed in in Hagulte Lek of Bhim Dutta Highway and Anarkholi of Dadeldhura-Baitadi Highway, said DSP Binod Ghimire at District Police Office, Dadeldhura.
Rukum also has started receiving snowfall since yesterday night. Schools have been shut here too and mid-term tests have been postponed, said Chabi Lal, Principal of Ranmamaikot-based Putha Himalaya Secondary School. Snowfall has been reported in eastern mountain districts as well.
