India, March 24 -- Maximum temperatures are expected to rise gradually by 2-3 degrees Celsius over the plains of northwest India in the next two days, followed by a minor fall thereafter, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday.

A fresh western disturbance (WD) is likely to affect the Western Himalayan region from Monday night, but it is unlikely to have much impact on the temperatures over the plains, meteorologists said, adding that temperatures in Uttar Pradesh are likely to rise by 4-6 degrees Celsius in the next four days.

Isolated to scattered light to moderate rainfall, accompanied with thunderstorm and lightning, is likely over the Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit Baltistan-Muzaffarabad region from March 25-27, over ...