Fire is raining from the sky in UP, Banda becomes the hottest city of the country; Know in which districts there will be heavy rain from April 28:

Uttar Pradesh is currently in the grip of severe heat and scorching heatwave. Fire raining from the sky and hot winds have made it difficult for people to leave their homes. The situation is such that Banda district of UP has become the hottest city in the entire country with a temperature of 47.4 degrees Celsius. With this, Prayagraj and Varanasi have also joined the list of top-5 hottest cities of the country. If you also live in UP, then before leaving the house, definitely know this latest alert of the Meteorological Department (IMD), because the weather is going to take a big turn in the coming days.

Why is there so much heat in UP?

According to the report of the Lucknow Zonal Meteorological Center of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the mercury has reached its record level in Uttar Pradesh due to hot westerly winds coming in the lower troposphere and a strong anticyclone over Maharashtra. Considering the seriousness of the situation, the Meteorological Department has issued an alert by dividing the districts of the state into different categories.

‘Orange alert’ of severe heat wave in these 20 districts

The Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert of severe heat wave in 20 districts of UP. These districts include Banda, Chitrakoot, Kaushambi, Prayagraj, Fatehpur, Pratapgarh, Mirzapur, Chandauli, Varanasi, Sant Ravidas Nagar, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Azamgarh, Mau, Ballia, Rae Bareli, Amethi, Sultanpur, Jalaun and Hamirpur. The residents here have been given strict instructions not to go out without essential work in the afternoon.

‘Yellow alert’ of heat wave in these districts including Lucknow-Kanpur

Yellow alert of heat wave has been issued in 40 districts of the state including the capital Lucknow. These districts include Sonbhadra, Gonda, Shravasti, Bahraich, Lakhimpur Kheri, Sitapur, Hardoi, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Unnao, Lucknow, Barabanki, Ayodhya, Ambedkar Nagar, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Gautam Buddha Nagar (Noida), Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Mathura, Hathras, Kasganj, Etah, Agra, Firozabad, Mainpuri, Auraiya, Amroha, Shahjahanpur, Sambhal, Badaun, Mahoba, Jhansi and Lalitpur are included.

There will be no peace even at night in Western UP (hot night alert)

The heat during the day as well as at night is making you sweat. According to the Meteorological Department, there is an alert of ‘Warm Night’ in Farrukhabad, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Noida, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Mathura, Hathras, Kasganj, Etah, Agra, Firozabad, Mainpuri, Amroha, Moradabad, Rampur, Bareilly, Pilibhit, Sambhal and Badaun in Western UP, that is, here The nights are going to be very hot.

Heat wave will continue today on 27th April also

From the morning of Monday i.e. 27th April till Tuesday morning, the effect of heat wave will remain the same in many districts. These include Banda, Chitrakoot, Kaushambi, Prayagraj, Fatehpur, Pratapgarh, Sonbhadra, Mirzapur, Chandauli, Varanasi, Sant Ravidas Nagar, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Hardoi, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Unnao, Lucknow, Barabanki, Rae Bareli, Amethi, Sultanpur, Ayodhya, Aligarh, Mathura, Hathras, Kasganj, Etah, Agra, Firozabad, Mainpuri, Auraiya, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Mahoba, Jhansi and Lalitpur are included.

Weather will take a turn from 28th April, alert of storm and rain

Amidst the scorching heat, the Meteorological Department has also given news of a big relief. According to Lucknow Zonal Centre, due to the effect of a new Western Disturbance, the weather will suddenly take a turn from April 28 and a huge drop of 3 to 5 degrees Celsius will be recorded in the mercury.

On April 28, Deoria, Gorakhpur, Sant Kabir Nagar, Basti, Kushinagar, Maharajganj, Siddharthnagar, Gonda, Balrampur, Shravasti, Bahraich, Lakhimpur Kheri, Sitapur, Hardoi, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Saharanpur, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Mathura, Gusty winds will blow at a speed of 30 to 40 kilometers per hour in Hathras, Kasganj, Etah, Agra, Firozabad, Mainpuri, Auraiya, Bijnor, Amroha, Moradabad, Rampur, Bareilly, Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur, Sambhal, Badaun, Jalaun, Jhansi and Lalitpur. Along with this, alert has been issued for thunder, lightning and rain.

Pleasant weather will remain till the beginning of May

The Meteorological Department has predicted that on April 29, the speed of these winds may further increase to 40-50 km/hour. There is every possibility that this pleasant sequence of storms and rains will continue till May 2, due to which the people of UP will get complete relief from this deadly heat wave. Till then, experts have appealed to people to avoid direct exposure to sunlight in the afternoon, keep drinking water continuously and use ORS if needed.