LUCKNOW: If Wednesday's miserable mix of mercury and moisture left you wondering what happened to the pleasant promise of monsoon, rest assured that the southwest current won't disappoint you.
The rain-bearing winds, which weakened a day after monsoon hit Lucknow on Tuesday, almost a fortnight behind schedule, are expected to pick up pace from Friday. In fact, weathermen have predicted heavy showers on Sunday.
Residents woke up to partly cloudy skies on Wednesday, but as the day progressed, heat and humidity increased.
The maximum temperature read 36°C and the minimum was 24.8°C. Relative humidity swung between 56% and 86%, kicking up the discomfort index (DI) to 34.3. Experts warned the DI was high enough to trigger dehydration and heat exhaustion if one was out in the sun for long.
State Met officials said although monsoon advanced to more parts of the state on Wednesday, the absence of enough moisture from the Bay of Bengal held up widespread precipitation. Rainfall was reported only from isolated pockets.
The good news is that a low-pressure area, which was hovering over Chhattisgarh and adjoining Jharkhand on Tuesday, has moved towards Madhya Pradesh and is likely to cover southeast UP on Thursday. It is expected to boost rainfall activity in coming days, including a spell or two on Thursday and moderate to heavy showers between Friday and Sunday.
After Tuesday, the rain deficit in Lucknow has reduced from 82% to 69%. Since June 1, the city has received 31.4mm rainfall against a normal of 102mm for the period.
The rain-bearing winds, which weakened a day after monsoon hit Lucknow on Tuesday, almost a fortnight behind schedule, are expected to pick up pace from Friday. In fact, weathermen have predicted heavy showers on Sunday.
Residents woke up to partly cloudy skies on Wednesday, but as the day progressed, heat and humidity increased.
The maximum temperature read 36°C and the minimum was 24.8°C. Relative humidity swung between 56% and 86%, kicking up the discomfort index (DI) to 34.3. Experts warned the DI was high enough to trigger dehydration and heat exhaustion if one was out in the sun for long.
State Met officials said although monsoon advanced to more parts of the state on Wednesday, the absence of enough moisture from the Bay of Bengal held up widespread precipitation. Rainfall was reported only from isolated pockets.
The good news is that a low-pressure area, which was hovering over Chhattisgarh and adjoining Jharkhand on Tuesday, has moved towards Madhya Pradesh and is likely to cover southeast UP on Thursday. It is expected to boost rainfall activity in coming days, including a spell or two on Thursday and moderate to heavy showers between Friday and Sunday.
After Tuesday, the rain deficit in Lucknow has reduced from 82% to 69%. Since June 1, the city has received 31.4mm rainfall against a normal of 102mm for the period.
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