Cyclone to affect weather from today, mountaineers alerted

KATHMANDU: Gusty winds, rain, and snowfall have been forecast beginning today due to the cyclone that has developed in the low-pressure system over the east-central part of the Bay of Bengal.

The Meteorological Forecasting Division under the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has forecast that the low-pressure area has transformed into a cyclone today and it will develop into a powerful cyclone by Tuesday.