Thundershowers briefly revive nip in the air, more likely on Thursday in UP

LUCKNOW: After days of unusually warm weather in March, overnight light to heavy thundershowers in many parts of the state on Monday revived the nip in the air.
The rainfall activity, however, will decline on Tuesday, but thundershowers may occur at several places. Weather is expected to remain clear on Wednesday.
A fresh spell of rainfall and thunderstorm activity is likely in some parts of the state on Thursday.
According to state met department, the change in the weather conditions took place because of two cyclonic circulations - one over Afghanistan and another over Rajasthan - coupled with a trough (an extended low pressure area with a stream of cyclonic circulations) running from over Rajasthan to Nagaland across UP and Bihar.
Kaiserganj in Bahraich recorded 130 mm rainfall in 24 hours from Sunday 8.30am, which was heaviest in the state, followed by Prayagraj 70 mm, Varanasi 60 mm, Barabanki 50 mm and Rampur 40 mm. Hail storms were also reported from isolated places in the state. In the same period, Lucknow’s Malihabad area recorded 30 mm rainfall and main city 20.6 mm, which was highest in three years and second highest in eight years in a single day in the month of March. Earlier, 22.3 mm rainfall was recorded on March 7, 2020, and 28.4 mm on March 16, 2015.
Maximum temperature cascaded in the city to 23.1 degrees Celsius, 10.2 units below normal following rainfall. However, cloudy sky did not allow the temperatures in the night to fall by preventing ground heat from escaping into the atmosphere. As a result, the minimum temperature was 17.2 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal. Mercury levels also dropped by 5-10 degrees in other parts of the state, making weather conditions pleasant and bringing relief from the unusually warm conditions witnessed in March so far.
The rains and hail, however, also damaged crops at many places. The state met department forecast for Tuesday warned thunderstorm with lightning very likely over Pratapgarh, Varanasi, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Azamgarh, Mau, Ballia, Deoria, Gorakhpur, Sant Kabir Nagar, Basti, Kushinagar, Maharajganj, Gonda, Balrampur, Shrawasti, Bahraich, Sitapur, Hardoi, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Kanpur , Unnao and Lucknow. Maximum temperature will fall by 4-6 degrees Celsius during the next two days in most parts of the state, but thereafter rise by 3-5 degrees. Another western disturbance would hit Himalayan region on Wednesday and is expected to bring a fresh spell of rainfall and thunderstorm activity in some parts of state on Thursday, said met officials