Shimla, April 24 -- Temperatures continued to rise across Himachal Pradesh even as a fresh western disturbance is set to affect the state, bringing rain and thunderstorm activity over the next few days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday.

Speaking to ANI, IMD senior scientist Sandeep Kumar Sharma said, "Temperatures have been increasing across the state, particularly in the mid and low hill regions, and heatwave conditions have been observed in some areas. A fresh western disturbance is expected to impact Himachal Pradesh from April 25."

He said that the weather remained largely clear across the state in the past 24 hours, although light rainfall of 0.4 mm was recorded at Sangla with isolated evening clouding and t...