Karnal, April 28 -- Haryana and Punjab reeled under hot weather conditions on Monday, with Faridabad recording a maximum temperature of 44.4degC. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday said that a western disturbance is likely to affect Himalayan Region this week and is likely to bring rainfall accompanied by thunderstorm, lightning, and gusty winds at isolated places of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh. As per the Met forecast for Punjab, light rain is likely at isolated places during this week with increased in intensity and distribution on April 29. In Haryana, the rain is likely on April 28 and 29 and the said spell is likely to be accompanied with thunderstorms on April 30, May 2 and 3. However, there will be no major change in maximum temperature till Monday and fall in temperature is expected by 3degC to 5degC thereafter. Similarly, the heatwave conditions are also likely to persist over isolated places of Haryana from Tuesday. The highest maximum temperature in Haryana was recorded at 44.4degC at Bopani station in Faridabad on Monday, followed by 44.2degC in Rohtak, 43.5degC in Narnaul, 43.4degC in Hisar, 43.1degC in Jind and 43degC in Gurugram. The weathermen said that as compared to Sunday, there was a rise of 0.3degC in average maximum temperature, which is above normal by 3.3degC in the state. In Punjab, Bathinda was the hottest place in the state with 43degC, according to the Met here. Amritsar recorded a high of 40degC, Ludhiana recorded 41degC while Patiala's maximum settled at 42.1degC. Chandigarh also braved the heat as the maximum temperature settled at 40.2degC....