LUCKNOW: Heatwave continued to torment Uttar Pradesh as mercury soared above 46 degrees Celsius in several cities on Sunday.
For the fifth time in the last 10 days, Prayagraj was the hottest city in India with the maximum temperature of 47.6 degrees Celsius. The city had recorded 46.9 degrees Celsius on June 14.
After Prayagraj, Jhansi recorded the maximum temperature of 47.1 degrees Celsius, followed by Kanpur IAF station (46.8), Varanasi (46.8), Barabanki (46), Agra (46.5), Sultanpur (46.4) Hamirpur (46.2) and Fatehpur (46.2).
The Met department has predicted no let-up in heatwave for the next two days.
State capital Lucknow sweltered at 45.6 degrees Celsius — which was the highest temperature in June in the last eight years. The minimum temperature was 31.4 degrees Celsius. The maximum and minimum temperatures in Lucknow on Monday are expected to be around 45 and 32 degrees Celsius, respectively. This year, the hottest day of the city was on May 31, when the mercury level reached 45.8 degrees Celsius.
“Heatwave (loo) to severe heatwave conditions are likely to continue in most of UP districts,” said senior scientist at the Met department, Mohammad Danish.
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