The Meteorology Institute says snow now covers 70% of the
territory and some soums of Bayan-Ulgii, Uvs, Zavkhan, Khuvsgul, Arkhangai,
Uvurkhangai, Bulgan, Selenge, Dundgobi, Khentii, Dornod and Sukhbaatar aimags
are under 10 and 45 cm of snow. Some 20% of territory has snow between 5 and 9
cm. Some soums in Bayankhongor, Umnugobi, Bayan-Ulgii, Khovd, Gobi-Altai, Uvs,
Zavkhan and Uvurkhangai aimags have no snow while some 88 soums in 15 aimags
have dense snow. The winter would be more difficult. The next ten days are not
so cold but high wind and even storms are likely to trouble herders.