Temps remain above 40-degree mark in UP

Temperatures in most parts of Uttar Pradesh today remained above the 40-degree mark with Banda being the hottest place in the state, the MeT department said.
The mercury touched a 43 degrees Celsius in Banda while Agra and Allahabad recorded 41.6 degrees Celsius each.
The temperature in Etawah was 41.8 degrees Celsius, Hamirpur, Jhansi, Sultanpur and Rae Bareli 41.2 degrees Celsius, Varanasi and Orai 41 degrees Celsius, Kanpur 40.6 degrees Celsius, Gorakhpur 40.4 degrees Celsius, Kanpur 40.2 degrees Celsius and Bahraich 40 degrees Celsius.
The MeT department has forecast weather will remain clear in and around Lucknow with maximum and minimum temperatures hovering around 42 degree Celsius and 25 degrees Celsius respectively.

According to the department, the state will also witness dry weather.