Heavy rainfall alert issued in UP, Purvanchal likely to witness record downpour
Lucknow, August 19: Monsoon activity remained strong across Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, keeping maximum temperatures near 33°C and minimum around 28°C, as the Meteorological department issued heavy rain alerts for several eastern districts, while Lucknow and nearby areas faced cloudy skies with thunderstorms and light showers.
The Lucknow centre of the Meteorological Department has issued a red alert in eastern Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday. The Meteorological Department has warned that very heavy rain of more than 21 cm is possible at some places in the south-eastern districts of the state. This is in conjunction with several upper-air cyclonic circulations spread over northern India. This system, which is responsible for heavy rain, will move west-northwestward over the next 24 hours and then weaken and transform into a low-pressure area.
Atul Kumar Singh, senior scientist at the Meteorological Center, Lucknow, stated that the depression over northern Jharkhand and adjacent southwestern Bihar moved west-northwestward at a speed of 18 km/h over the past six hours and was centered today over southwestern Bihar and southeastern Uttar Pradesh, near latitude 24.3°N and longitude 83.9°E. It was located 170 km southeast of Varanasi and 210 km east of Sidhi (Madhya Pradesh). Due to a disturbance in the Bay of Bengal, heavy rains are expected in eastern Uttar Pradesh today.
According to meteorologist Atul Kumar Singh, the monsoon is expected to remain active across the state for the next week. Most districts in eastern Uttar Pradesh, along with central Uttar Pradesh, will experience heavy rains for the next six to seven days.
Talking about the weather in the state capital Lucknow, people’s life is affected due to intermittent rains for the last three-four days. There is a problem of waterlogging in low-lying areas. Due to the rain, a huge drop in the maximum temperature has been recorded in Lucknow. On Tuesday, the day temperature was recorded at 32 degrees Celsius and the night temperature was recorded at 25.4 degrees, while there may be slight fluctuations in the temperature on Wednesday.
