It Snowed on Valentine’s Day 2007 in Kathmandu

It was raining heavily in the morning. It was romantic but something more romantic than that was about to happen as the weather had other plans for the lovers.

At around 1:30 PM, the rain turned into snow. It was the first time in 62 years that it snowed in Kathmandu Valley. The last time it snowed was in 1944. It took everyone by surprise. Mobiles started buzzing and the Short Text Message traffic suddenly increased among youths as the snow started hitting Kathmandu soil. The network circuit was too busy to handle the traffic and Nepal Telecom started giving this message: all circuits are busy, please try again. Even the voices were broken on wireless phones as if the sudden cold had some impact.

The snowfall lasted for about 30 minutes. The snowfall was not heavy but it made Kathmandu romantic than ever.

Special Mention

Get this Valentine’s Day song by Sarun Tamrakar a listen.