The mercury breached the 40-degree mark at several places in the state with Banda being the hottest registering a high of 48 degrees Celsius.
Jhansi recorded a high of 46.6 degrees Celsius, followed by Varanasi 46.5 degrees Celsius, Orai 46 degrees Celsius, Sultanpur 45.8 degrees Celsius, Agra 45.7 degrees Celsius, Hamirpur 45.2 degrees Celsius, Rae Bareli 45 degrees Celsius, Kanpur 44.8 degrees Celsius, Hardoi 44.5 degrees Celsius and Aligarh 44.2 degrees Celsius.
According to the MeT department, rain and thundershowers are very likely at few places in the state tomorrow even as heatwave may to prevail at isolated places.