Lucknow: The brief respite from extreme heat that the city has enjoyed since Thursday evening is about to end. The weather department has forecast a gradual increase in temperatures, which are expected to reach 40 degrees Celsius and above by this weekend.
Weather System Weakens
As the weather system that brought widespread showers across the region weakens, both day and night temperatures are likely to rise, leading to hot and humid conditions. On Monday, the maximum temperature in the city was 34.1 degrees Celsius, six degrees below the seasonal average, while the minimum was 24.8 degrees Celsius, nearly two degrees below normal.
IMD Forecast
The India Meteorological Department has predicted a partly cloudy sky for Tuesday. According to the IMD, the recent drop in temperatures was driven by thunderstorms, rainfall, and gusty winds associated with an active weather system comprising a western disturbance and moisture-laden easterly winds.
“With the system now weakening and no major weather activity expected over the next few days, temperatures will rise steadily across the state in the coming days,” said Mohammad Danish, senior scientist at IMD, Lucknow.
“Weather is expected to remain largely dry over eastern Uttar Pradesh, while isolated parts of western Uttar Pradesh may witness rain or thundershowers on Tuesday. However, from Wednesday, temperatures will start rising across the state, and intense hot conditions are expected by the weekend,” Danish added.
Current Temperature Readings
In fact, mercury levels were already high at a few places in the state on Monday. Fatehgarh was the hottest place in the state at 42 degrees Celsius, followed by Basti at 41.0 degrees Celsius and Orai at 39.4 degrees Celsius.
Hardoi recorded the lowest maximum temperature at 30.6 degrees Celsius, followed by Shahjahanpur at 31.8 degrees Celsius and Etawah at 32.4 degrees Celsius.
