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Manang temperature dips to -20 degree Celsius

MANANG, Dec 28: With the heavy snowfall since Thursday afternoon, the minimum temperature in Manang district has dipped to minus 20 degree Celsius.
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MANANG, Dec 28: With the heavy snowfall since Thursday afternoon, the minimum temperature in Manang district has dipped to minus 20 degree Celsius. 


Chief District Officer of Manang Rudranath Devkota said, “Weather is cloudy since Thursday morning. The mountains are covered with black clouds. And, the temperature has plummeted to -20 degree Celsius along with storm and snowfall.” 


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Khansar, Bhimtang, Guwal, Mananggaun and some other parts in the upper belt in the district have witnessed heavy snowfall. The temperature in the district has dipped heavily following the snowfall and the cloudy sky for long. 


Gore Gurung, a resident in the upper Manang, said that the snowfall that continuously occurred since 1:00 pm on Thursday has stopped at 7:00 am today. 


According to meteorologist Barun Gaudel, the weather would remain cloudy today and snowfall is forecasted in the evening. He said that the weather is likely to be clear from Saturday. RSS

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