Yellow alert of severe heat wave in these 26 districts of UP, double attack of storm and rain in Noida-Ghaziabad

Lucknow: A big news is coming out regarding the weather of the entire country including Uttar Pradesh. According to the latest press release of India Meteorological Department (IMD), monsoon related activities have become increasingly active in most parts of the country. The Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rains in about 20 states of the country. The South-West Monsoon is gradually moving forward, due to which many states of Eastern, Central, Southern and North-Eastern India are going to see heavy rains.

The Meteorological Department has warned that along with torrential rains in many areas, there is every possibility of thunderstorms, strong storms and lightning. IMD has strongly advised people to take special precautions and remain alert during inclement weather, especially in areas where the possibility of heavy rainfall and lightning is highest. Meanwhile, in many cities of UP including Noida and Ghaziabad adjacent to Delhi, the sky is covered with dark clouds since morning and a strong dust storm is going on.

Chance of rain in eastern and western parts of Uttar Pradesh, but heatwave alert in these districts

According to the latest bulletin of the Meteorological Department, there may be heavy rainfall with high speed winds at some places in both eastern and western parts of Uttar Pradesh. However, the special report for Sunday released by UP IMD on Saturday has increased the concern of the people a bit. According to this report, extreme heat and heat wave is observed in Kheri, Hardoi, Sitapur, Bahraich, Shravasti, Gonda, Barabanki, Lucknow, Unnao, Kanpur, Banda, Chitrakoot, Prayagraj, Mirzapur, Sonbhadra, Varanasi, Sant Ravidas Nagar, Jaunpur, Azamgarh, Mau, Ballia, Ghazipur, Pratapgarh, Sultanpur, Amethi and Rae Bareli. ‘Yellow Alert’ has been issued regarding Wave). That is, on one side there is an atmosphere of storm and rain, while on the other side even the sun is not weakening.

How was the condition of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday and which city was the hottest?

If we talk about the weather of last Saturday, the scorching heat and humidity increased the problems of the general public throughout the day. However, at some places there was a dust storm and there was light drizzle for a short time, but instead of providing relief from this nominal rain, the level of humidity in the air increased further. The Meteorological Department has predicted similar scorching heat for the next four days.

According to the latest data, Banda was recorded as the hottest area in the entire country for the third consecutive day, where the maximum temperature reached 43.2 degrees Celsius. Apart from this, 43 degree Celsius temperature was recorded in Prayagraj, 42.6 degree in religious city Varanasi, 42.2 degree in Kanpur city and 41.8 degree Celsius in Jhansi, which left people scorched.

Why is such terrible heat increasing amid the onset of monsoon?

Mohammad Danish, senior scientist of Lucknow-based Regional Meteorological Centre, has explained the real reason behind this strange weather. According to him, at this time very hot western winds are continuously coming from the neighboring state of Rajasthan, due to which the temperature is continuously increasing in the entire Uttar Pradesh. However, due to sudden changes in the local weather system, some limited areas may see sudden light rain with thunder.

In the capital Lucknow too, there was rain for some time along with strong winds on Saturday afternoon, but this change increased the humidity further. The maximum temperature in Lucknow was recorded at 41.7 degrees Celsius (4.3 degrees above normal) and the minimum temperature was 30 degrees Celsius (2.8 degrees above normal). Meteorologists say that the sky will be mainly clear in Lucknow and surrounding areas on Sunday and the maximum and minimum temperatures will remain around 42 and 30 degrees Celsius respectively.