गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Mercury plummets, increasing cold across country Nepal Mercury plummets, increasing cold across country KathmanduPati December 11, 2021 File Photo KATHMANDU – Temperature has gone down across the Kathmandu Valley today. The minimum temperature of the Valley has recorded 5.4 degree Celsius, the coldest this year. It was 6.5 degree Celsius on Friday, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. Due to a drop in the temperature, cold has been steadily climbing up throughout the country. The Department, issuing a warning for the next 24 hours, urged one and all to keep warm and safe from cold as mercury continues to dip. Snowfall is predicted in some high hilly places of Sudurpaschim, Karnali and Gandaki Provinces sometime next week due to the mixture of westerly wind and westerly low pressure system, the Department said. The maximum temperature of the Kathmandu Valley was measured at 20 degree. Humla today recorded the lowest -4.7 degree Celsius while the maximum was 30 degree in Bhairahawa. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Four members of a family murdered in Bhojpur Motorcyclist dead in road mishap Heavy vehicles banned from plying Karnali Highway Narayangadh-Butwal road sees 69% progress as deadline nears end Extremely heavy rainfall likely in four provinces, windstorm in Terai Nepal Police Bill to increase accountability, responsibility of police service:… Top Headlines Relevance of Prithivi Narayan Shah in Contemporary Nepal1 Scrutinizing Relevance of Prithivi Narayan Shah´s Thoughts and Strategy2 Photo exhibition at Nepal Army Headquarters3 Ncell is the FIRST Nepali Telecom Company to receive ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certifications for information security and data privacy4 Gold price ups Rs 2,000 per tola5 NA team sets out on Gorakha-Kathmandu march to promote ‘unification route’6 PM Oli, Sri Lankan’s former President meet7 PM Oli extends New Year greetings8 TRENDING Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions Bamdev Gautam’s appointment as National Assembly member challenged in Supreme Court Prime Minister’s Dashain greeting card using old map without Limpiyadhura sparks outrage in social media ANM and Lab Assistant trainings to no longer be provided in Nepal, task force created for solution Smart traffic light system to be introduced in Kathmandu Valley Home Minister inaugurates APF company at Chhangru Government transfers 60 joint secretaries Combatting Asia Pacific’s digital skills deficit in the post-Covid era