The winter is going to be hot and dry, met office says

In the past few days, some places in the country recorded rise in average temperatures by as much as 8 degrees Celsius. Winter Climate Outlook of the meteorology office predicts up to 50 percent chance of less than normal rainfall this winter.

Westerly disturbance during early and middle of last week led to a few days of cold weather in the western parts of the country with snow in the high mountains and the temperatures plummeting in Kathmandu Valley and the Tarai.