UP weather turns unstable: Rain alert in 61 districts; 8 dead from lightning in 48 hours

The change in weather continues in UP. It is raining continuously for the second day in Mathura-Hathras along with strong winds, due to which the roads are flooded.

Varanasi, May 3: The change in weather continues in UP. It is raining continuously for the second day in Mathura-Hathras along with strong winds, due to which the roads are flooded. Many cities, including Meerut-Noida, are cloudy. The winds are blowing at a speed of 40–50 km per hour.

The weather department has issued a rain alert in 61 districts today. A warning of lightning has also been issued. Meteorologists say that such weather may persist for the next five days.

Banda was the hottest city on Friday, where the maximum temperature was recorded at 42°C. Apart from this, 21 cities, including Saharanpur, Mathura, Ghaziabad, Agra, and Bulandshahr, received heavy rains with strong winds. 8 people have died due to lightning in the last 48 hours.

Know the condition of other cities

♦It has been sunny in Saharanpur since morning. The minimum temperature was recorded at 22°C and the maximum temperature at 33°C. The weather department says that it may rain today as well.

♦Winds are blowing at a speed of 10 to 20 kilometres in Noida. The maximum temperature is expected to be 34°C and the minimum temperature is 28°C. According to the Meteorological Department, there may be light rain on Sunday and Monday.

♦Ghaziabad is experiencing mild sunshine since morning. The sky is lightly cloudy. The temperature in the morning was recorded at 25.6°C. The wind speed is 15 km/hr. 3 mm of rainfall is expected in the next 24 hours.

♦Lucknow is experiencing bright sunshine since morning and strong easterly winds are blowing. The weather department has issued an alert for light rain. The minimum temperature in the capital has been recorded at 26°C.

How will the weather be for the next 3 days

♦4 May – There may be rain with thunderstorms in western and eastern Uttar Pradesh. Winds will blow at a speed of 40–50 km per hour. There will be a drop of 2–3 degrees in temperature.

♦5 May- West Uttar Pradesh will be cloudy and strong winds will blow. There is a possibility of rain and lightning at some places.

♦6 May- There may be rain in many parts of Uttar Pradesh. Warning of hailstorm has also been issued in some places.

Why did the weather change, know

Lucknow’s meteorologist Atul Kumar Singh said- At present, a dry line is present over south-western Rajasthan, which is going up to Kerala. The whole of Uttar Pradesh is coming under its influence. Along with this, a powerful western disturbance is also active. The moist winds coming from the Bay of Bengal and the south-western winds are colliding with each other. This is the reason for this change in the weather.