North India to get warmer: met office

New Delhi, Nov 4 : Temperatures are expected to rise here as well as in other north Indian states in the coming few days, India Meteorological Department said Wednesday, adding that temperature fluctuations could go on till mid-November.

"Western Disturbances over the Jammu and Kashmir region are leading to the rise in temperature in Delhi and other northern states. The maximum temperature for Wednesday is expected to be 29 degrees Celsius and the minimum 15 degrees Celsius," an IMD official told IANS.

The minimum temperature recorded in the capital Wednesday was 15.6 degrees Celsius, two degrees above the average. The maximum temperature Tuesday touched 31 degrees Celsius, a notch above the average.

The official added that the sky would be partly cloudy during the day but "the western disturbances would clear by evening".

The IMD website updates indicated that the minimum temperatures in most parts of Rajasthan were three to six degrees above average.