Monsoon cheer may finally hit Lucknow today

LUCKNOW: After remaining stationed over Fatehpur-Bahraich for seven days, the monsoon currents started moving on Tuesday and inched towards Lucknow, but stopped short of entering the city after reaching Barabanki. It is, however, expected to touch the state capital on Wednesday as conditions are now favourable for further advancement.
State Met director JP Gupta said the currents over north UP moved more rapidly, covering areas bordering Nepal and moving till Rudraprayag in Uttarakhand. In comparison, he added, the currents over central and southern parts of the state are slow, hence nearly half of UP, including Bundelkhand, Awadh and western UP, is still waiting for first monsoon showers.

The wait will be over soon as the monsoon is now expected to move at a faster rate and cover the entire UP by the weekend. “Lucknow received pre-monsoon showers on Monday and would most likely get monsoon rains on Wednesday. Thereafter, light to moderate rainfall is expected till the end of the week,” said Gupta.
The monsoon arrived in UP five days ahead of the normal date on June 15 and covered most of the eastern parts, but further advancement stopped a day after as the cyclonic circulation powering it lost steam. The currents remained stationed over Fatehpur and Bahariach for a week. “The advancement resumed after getting push from two fresh cyclonic circulations that have developed over Odisha and southeast UP respectively,” said the Met director.
On Tuesday, the sky remained cloudy in the city all day with intermittent light rains. The Met observatory at Amausi recorded 13.7 mm rains, while maximum and minimum temperatures were 35.1 and 28.6 degrees Celsius.