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Jagran Team, Lucknow. UP Weather Update: Changes in the weather have started appearing from the second week of January, the entire western Uttar Pradesh is in the grip of fog and cold wave. Its effect is also visible in the districts of Central Uttar Pradesh. The night temperature has dropped more in the districts of western Uttar Pradesh. A drop in night temperature was recorded due to strong northwest winds at night. The weather will remain extremely cold even on Makar Sankranti. The weather forecast is that there may be light rain in many cities of Western UP on January 18 and 19.
forecast of icy winds
The icy winds caused havoc at night with the wind speed being 15 to 20 kilometers per hour. There was mild sunshine during the day in many districts of UP, while in some places there was strong sunshine. Kanpur remained the fourth coldest city in the state due to 3.4 degree drop in minimum temperature.
If we talk about today's weather, the icy winds will not let the cold subside on January 14. The Meteorological Department says that yellow alert regarding fog and cold will remain in place till January 19. Today there is an alert of dense fog in districts like Meerut, Baghpat, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Pilibhit, Saharanpur, Rampur, Amroha, Shahjahanpur, Moradabad, Sambhal etc. Whereas in most of the districts of Eastern Uttar Pradesh, melting is expected due to icy winds.
This city remained at number one
Kanpur stood fourth in terms of cold in the entire state in the last 24 hours. Whereas Muzaffarpur city stood at the first place where the minimum mercury was recorded at 2.1 degrees Celsius. Meerut stood second with 2.9 degrees, Bareilly third with 3 degrees, Kanpur fourth with 4 degrees and Hardoi fifth with 4.5 degrees Celsius.
The temperature in Kanpur was recorded at 7.4 degrees on Sunday night. It came down to 4 degrees on Monday, which was 3.4 degrees less than normal. CSA meteorologist Dr. SN Sunil Pandey said that seeing the heat during the day, it was difficult to predict that such cold winds would blow at night, but a rapid drop in the temperature was recorded at night.
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According to the weather forecast, there may be mist and fog in the morning and evening due to moisture in the next few days, but with strong sunshine in the afternoon, the speed of northwest winds is now likely to increase in the afternoon. There will be melting in the night, morning and evening with fluctuations in night temperature in Uttar Pradesh including Kanpur division. There will be relief from pollution and smog in the evening and morning.
Dr. Sunil Pandey, Meteorologist