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The westerly low pressure system presently has a partial influence in the country, the Weather Forecasting Division stated. 

Fog/mist is prevailing in some places of the Tarai region during the morning. The Himalayan regions of Koshi, Bagmati, and Gandaki Provinces will generally be cloudy, it  has been stated. . 

This afternoon the Himalayan region of Karnali and Sudurpashchim Provinces, as well as the hilly regions of the country, will be partly cloudy, while the weather in the remaining Tarai region will be mainly fair. 

There is a possibility of light rain/snowfall at one or two places in the high hilly and Himalayan region of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki, and Karnali Provinces.

Tonight there will be hazy conditions in a few places of the Tarai region. In the Koshi Province and the Himalayan region of Bagmati, and Gandaki Provinces there will be partly cloudy, while the weather in the remaining region will be mainly fair. 

Two persons died and two others were injured when three motorcycles collided with each other at Khila in Ishworpur Municipality, Sarlahi on Wednesday. 

Deputy Superintendent of Police Saroj Rai, spokesperson at the District Police Office, Sarlahi, said that the deceased have been identified as Mukesh Raya (35) and Ram Gyan Raya (30) of Mirchaiya, Haripurwa Municipality-9, Sarlahi. 

Similarly, Bikram Raya (22) and Ram Biswas Raya (42) of Haripurwa Municipality-9 were injured in the accident. They are receiving treatment at the Model Hospital in Lalbandi.

Meanwhile, Police said that they have impounded the motorcycles with Indian registration numbers BR 30 AR 3458, BR 30 AP 3809, and HP 55 C 0623 and started an investigation.

The weather today will remain generally cloudy in the hilly and mountainous region and partly cloudy in the remaining places of the country. 

In addition, there is a possibility of light rain and snow at a few places in the hilly and mountainous region of Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces, and at one or two places in the remaining hilly and mountainous region. Likewise, Fog and mist will occur at a few places over the Tarai region during the morning, according to the 8 am bulletin by the Weather Forecasting Division.

Tonight, generally cloudy conditions will prevail over the mountainous region of the country. Partly cloudy conditions will prevail over the Tarai region of Koshi and Bagmati Provinces and hilly region of Madhesh Province as well as the remaining hilly region, while the Tarai region of other provinces will remain mainly fair. There is a chance of light rain and snow at one or two isolated places over the high hilly and mountainous region of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces. Fog will occur at a few places over the Tarai region.

Meanwhile, meteorological analysis by the Division states that at present there is influence of the westerly low pressure system in Nepal.

The level of air pollution in the Kathmandu Valley declined today as compared to the previous day. 

It is said that the less flow of motor vehicles today, the public holiday for the Gyalpo Lhosar, caused the air pollution level to fall. 

Till 1 pm of Tuesday, the Kathmandu Valley's Air Quality Index was 191, unhealthy for all. Today, it dropped to 114 at the same hour.  On Tuesday, the Kathmandu Valley was listed the third most polluted city across the world and today, it ranks at 14. 

Today, Lahore of Pakistan is listed as the most polluted city in the world with AQI 193 while Dakar, Capital of Senegal, comes in second place with AQI 192. 

AQI 101–150, highlighted in orange, is considered unhealthy for sensitive groups, who may experience health effects. 

According to environment expert Bhushan Tuladhar, the role of the transport sector is crucial for the determination of air pollution.

Vehicles are considered the direct source of air pollution. According to Superintendent of Police, Naresh Raj Subedi, the vehicular traffic on a public holiday decreased tentatively by around 10 percent.