Dense fog is expected to persist across most Tarai areas on Sunday afternoon, while the rest of the country will see largely fair weather, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division.

The division said hilly and mountainous parts of Koshi Province, along with high hilly and Himalayan areas of Bagmati, Gandaki and Karnali provinces, will remain partly cloudy. There is a chance of light rain or snowfall at one or two places in the high hilly and Himalayan regions of these provinces.

At night, fog is likely at many places in the Tarai. Partly cloudy conditions are forecast for hilly and mountainous areas of Koshi, Gandaki and Karnali provinces, while the remaining areas will stay mostly clear. Light rain or snowfall is possible at isolated locations in the high hilly and Himalayan regions of Koshi and Karnali.

The division said western winds are currently influencing weather patterns across the country.