Temperatures likely to drop further

Kathmandu, Dec. 23: The weather situation across the country worsened on Thursday because of partial influence of the western low-pressure system in the eastern part of the country. Cold increased in Kathmandu Valley because of haze in the morning.

The temperature of the Valley dropped to 6.5 degrees Celsius on Thursday and is likely to fall further in the coming days as January, the coldest month of the year is yet to come, said Pratibha Tuladhar, senior meteorologist at the Meteorological Forecasting Division under the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM).