LUCKNOW, March 1 -- Many parts of Uttar Pradesh are likely to experience higher than normal day and night temperatures on account of less than normal winter rainfall.

There is also a possibility of heatwave days during March in the southern parts of the state bordering Central India, the weatherman said.

The IMD has predicted that there is a possibility of an effective increase in the number of heatwave days during the upcoming summer season (March-May) due to which the maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to stay higher than normal at most places in the state, said Atul Kumar Singh, senior scientist at the Lucknow met office.

This rise in temperature is in view of the weak La-Nina conditions currently prevailing in the Pacific ...