Dharamshala, April 27 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Shimla office has predicted light rainfall at a few places over Himachal Pradesh from May 1 to 3.

The weather office has said that dry weather will prevail on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, across the state. The maximum temperatures are expected to rise by 2-3 degrees during the next 4-5 days, while minimum temperatures will also see a rise of 3-5 degrees during the coming 4-5 days.

During the last 24 hours, dry weather prevailed over the state with no large change observed in the maximum and minimum temperatures across the state. The highest maximum temperature on Sunday was recorded in Una at 42.0 degrees. It was followed by 37.9 degrees in Bilaspur, 37.4 degrees in Dh...