Normally it does not snow in Kathmandu valley. However, the Valley witnessed snowfall in 63 years on Wednesday morning. People saw snowing and started coming out into the streets to enjoy snow on Valentine’s Day. School children ran out of their classrooms. Everywhere cell phone started ringing that paralyzed the system for an hour with the unexpectedly rise in calls.
The snow was part of a westerly disturbance that had earlier dumped about 20 mm of rain all over Nepal. The last time westerly disturbance rain in Kathmandu was 63 years ago when there was five inches of snow.
The temperature hovered at 7 degrees all day Wednesday, but that wasn't cold enough for the snow in the Valley. However, the hills surrounding Kathmandu had snow down to 1,900 m with roofs in Thankot, Dakshinkali and even Budalnilkantha with accumulation.
However, normal life across the country has been badly affected Wednesday due to incessant rain and snowfall. Some places around Kathmandu Valley have been covered with snow, inviting hundreds of merrymakers and Valentine's Day celebrators. For many merrymakers snow is their Valentine gift from the Mother Nature.
