Mercury Climbs In Uttar Pradesh, Weatherman Predicts Of A Gruelling Summer Ahead

Lucknow, March 29 (TNA) After a prolonged winter, summer finally seems to have set in most parts of the state. May-like conditions have already been witnessed in March and mercury has crossed 40 in Agra and Prayagraj. The Met Office has forewarned of a gruelling summer ahead.

After Holi, the weather changed suddenly in the state and temperatures across the state have climbed in the last few days. The temperature in the state has reached higher than normal levels and is gradually crossing 40 degrees Celsius. On Thursday, the maximum temperature of the day was highest in Agra, where the mercury was recorded at 40.8 degrees Celsius. Whereas in Prayagraj it reached 40 degrees.

A warning of thunderstorms, rain and lightning has been issued in western Uttar Pradesh for the next three days. Showers may also occur in some areas of eastern Uttar Pradesh. The areas for which warnings of lightning and storms have been issued include Saharanpur, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Amroha, Moradabad and surrounding areas. The weather is expected to deteriorate in these areas on March 29 and 30.

The night was the hottest in Fatehgarh, where the minimum temperature was 24.2 degrees. Reached 22 degrees in Aligarh-Agra-Orai-Hardoi. It was 15 degrees in Ayodhya, more than this was recorded in other areas.

The areas where the weather is expected to deteriorate on March 31 include Banda, Chitrakoot, Kaushambi, Fatehpur, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Saharanpur, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Bulandshahr, Agra, Firozabad, Mainpuri, Etawah, Auraiya, Bijnor, Amroha, Moradabad, Rampur, Bareilly, Pilibhit, Sambhal, Hamirpur, Mahoba, Jhansi, Lalitpur and surrounding areas.