LAMJUNG, May 21 -- The month of May is usually marked by warmer weather conditions, even in the high-altitude regions of the country. But this past week, Manang, one of the mountainous districts in the Gandaki Province, experienced snowfall continuously for three days on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

This unusual phenomenon has left locals and climate change experts at unease, particularly when the southern belt of the country is experiencing unusually hot weather, with temperatures touching around 40 degrees Celsius is some Tarai districts.

Phurpa Thele Lama, a native of Nargaun, said that the last time the weather took the locals by surprise was four to five years back when it had snowed in mid-April. He said, "This is an unusual tim...