Lucknow, Jun 13 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh witnessed a change in weather conditions on Saturday, with several districts reporting rainfall, while Kanpur City recorded the highest precipitation in the state at 67.6 mm, according to the India Meteorological Department.
In eastern Uttar Pradesh, Ankinghat in Kanpur City received 67.6 mm of rainfall, followed by Bhatpurwaghat in Sitapur with 44.8 mm. Kanpur IAF and Kanpur Observatory recorded 42 mm and 38.4 mm rainfall, respectively.
Other places with major rainfall included 36.1 mm at Farrukhabad’s Kaimganj, Fatehgarh CWC 31.6 mm, Sitapur’s Neemsar 29 mm and Kannauj’s Tirwa 17 mm.
Lucknow airport recorded 8.8 mm of rainfall, while Sitapur received 7 mm and Misrikh 6 mm. Light to moderate rainfall was also
reported from several locations in Unnao, Hardoi, Barabanki and Lucknow districts.
In western Uttar Pradesh, Madawara in Lalitpur recorded the highest rainfall at 48 mm, followed by Govardhan in Mathura with 39 mm and Agra CWC with 37 mm. Aliganj, Etah and Jalesar in Etah district each recorded 35 mm of rainfall.
Other significant rainfall figures included 26.4 mm at Jasrana in Firozabad, 24 mm at Sadabad in Hathras, 23 mm at Budaun and 22 mm at Shikohabad. Aligarh received 20.6 mm of rainfall, while Takha in Etawah recorded 20 mm.
Light to moderate rainfall was also reported from several places in Mainpuri, Bulandshahr, Kasganj, Sambhal, Hapur, Ghaziabad, Meerut and adjoining districts.
According to the IMD’s latest forecast issued on June 13, weather conditions changed across several districts of the state, including Lucknow.
The state capital recorded a maximum temperature of 34.7 degrees Celsius, 4.6 degrees below normal, while the minimum temperature settled at 21.3 degrees Celsius, 4.8 degrees below normal. Lucknow received 5 mm of rainfall during the day.
The IMD said Lucknow and its adjoining areas are likely to witness partly cloudy skies that may becom clear over the next 24 hours. The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to be around 37 degrees Celsius and 25 degrees Celsius, respectively.
For the state, the weather office has forecast rain and thundershowers at isolated places over western Uttar Pradesh, while the weather is likely to remain mainly dry over eastern parts of the state. PTI CDN SHS SHS
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