In a big development, NASA has successfully launched the third in a series of next-generation weather satellites for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Due to the influence of the westerly winds, there will be partial to moderate clouds in the country today and light rain and snow will fall in some places.
According to the Meteorological Department, there is partial to moderate cloud cover in the hilly areas of Far Western, Karnali and Gandaki Provinces due to effects of the weather system.