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Kathmandu Valley and the surrounding regions received light rain on Wednesday. The weather across the country is cloudy at present and Kathmandu received 0.2 millimeters of rainfall until 8:45 am, meteorologist Barun Paudel said. He added that snowfall is taking place in Dolpa and Humla while light rainfall is reported in Sarlahi and other districts. According to him, the weather is cloudy due to the influence of the Westerly wind and there are chances of light rainfall at some places of the hilly region, including in the Kathmandu Valley, today. Similarly, thunder and lightning is forecast at some places of the hilly region today. The weather is expected to be partly to generally cloudy in the hilly region tonight. According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, light rain with thunderstorms is likely to occur in some places of the hilly region in Koshi and Gandaki provinces tonight. There is a chance of light snowfall in high hilly and mountainous areas of Koshi, Gandaki and Karnali provinces today. As general influence of Westerly wind is still prevailing in the country, partial to generally cloudy weather would continue to occur in Sudurpaschim, Karnali, Lumbini and Gandaki provinces. Brief rain with thunderstorms is predicted in the hilly region and light snowfall is likely to take place in some areas of high hill and mountainous areas, the Division said. Tomorrow's weather Light rainfall accompanied by thunder and lightning at some places of the hilly region and snowfall at one or two places of the mountainous region is forecast tomorrow as well. The Division has urged for precaution as there is possibility of thunder and lightning.

Mustang, one of the two districts “beyond the mountains”, witnessed the season’s first snowfall on Wednesday. The district has been witnessing snowfall since this morning. Farmers, tourists, traders and locals have been elated following the snowfall. This is the first unseasonal snowfall the district has witnessed in the current fiscal year. The snow has started blanketing the hills from lower Mustang to Upper Mustang. The weather is gloomy in Mustang at present. With the snowfall, locals and tourists have started playing and enjoying the first snowfall of this season. Civil Society leader of the Jomsom Chandra Bahadur Thakali said that this is the first snowfall of this season. The snowfall provided much-need relief to the farmers, he said. All the places of Lo Manthang, Loghekar Damodarkunda, Waragung Muktichhetra, Gharpojhang and Thasang have been witnessing snowfall.    

On the occasion of the 113th International Women Day, Tourism Entrepreneur Women Association Nepal (TEWAN) has initiated a tourism promotion program along the Korala checkpoint in Myagdi and Mustang from today onward. Representatives from tourism related organizations and mediapersons are participating in the promotional program organized with the support of the Nepal Tourism Board, Ministry of Tourism, Gandaki Province and Pokhara Metropolis. TEWAN Chair Kamala Giri said that a four-day promotion program has been put in place to bounce back COVID-battered tourism industry. The programme includes capacity building of local tourism entrepreneurs among others. At the program, it was said that capacity building training and interaction would also be delivered for the youth and women entrepreneurs in Beni, Jomsom, Thini and Lomanthang. Giri further said that promotion of religious and historical sites including Muktinath and monastery would be put in priority in the promotional program up to Nepal-China border checkpoint, Korala. Program coordinator Shova Adhikari Poudel said that capacity building of local tourism entrepreneurs, digital marketing training, branding of local products and home-stay promotion would be gradually carried out.

The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has urged the electricity users not to install street lights on their own without its consent. Issuing a public notice, the NRA has urged the users to immediately install meters for measuring power supply to the street lights. Noting that street lights have a big share of electricity tariff dues, the NEA issued a directive to the concerned to clear the payment without any delay. "The NEA has to face a huge loss in absence of measurement of power consumption in street lamps and clearance of dues. The Authority calls for the concerned people to clear the tariff dues. Please do not install street lamps from the electricity line without consent from the NEA", the notice read.