January 3 has been recorded the coldest day of this winter season so far, says the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology.

The mercury in Kathmandu Valley plummeted to 2.2 Degree Celsius on Wednesday, shared meteorologist Barun Poudel.

Earlier, the temperature had gone down to the lowest 2.8 Degree Celsius on December 16 last year. The temperature of Jiri, Jomsom and Jumla dropped to minus today. Jumla recorded minus 6.4, Jomsom minus 2.2 and Jiri minus 2, Poudel said.

Almost all regions of the Tarai saw foggy weather today. Tarai has witnessed decline in the maximum temperature while hill and mountainous regions have recorded decline in minimum temperature. RSS