Red alert for winter in 35 districts of UP for the next two days; Kanpur remained the coldest: 12-year cold record broken in Lucknow

In the new year, the bone-chilling cold in UP has thrown life out of gear. Meteorologists have issued a red alert for cold in 35 districts of UP for the next two days. At present, due to the bad weather, the schools up to class 12 in most of the districts have been closed by the government till January 7.

Breaking the record of 12 years, on one hand, there was fog in Lucknow for the whole day on Tuesday. So there, icy winds blew in many districts. The maximum temperature of the day was recorded at 19.0 degrees Celsius in Basti. Kanpur had the coldest night. A minimum temperature of 3.6 degrees Celsius has been recorded here.

The biggest effect of fog on visibility Acting Director of Zonal Science Center, Lucknow, Mohammad Danish said that the temperature was recorded at 10.6 degrees on Tuesday. The maximum temperature of 10.6 °C was recorded 12 years ago on 5 July 2011. Meteorologists believe that western disturbance is the main reason behind the cold. Because of this, humanity is not being created. That's why visibility is also decreasing. Due to the dense fog, the air is being created. Due to this, the temperature is falling. The energy of the sun is also not being generated properly, that's why the cold is increasing day by day.

Red alert for these districts Mirzapur, Chandauli, Varanasi, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Azamgarh, Mau, Ballia, Deoria, Gorakhpur, Basti, Kushinagar, Maharajganj, Siddharth Nagar, Gonda, Balrampur, and Shravasti. Apart from this, Sultanpur, Ayodhya, Ambedkar Nagar, Bijnor, Amroha, Moradabad, Rampur, Bareilly, Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur, Sambhal, Badaun, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Mahoba, Lalitpur and Jhansi may also experience severe cold in the next few days.

Due to high snowfall in the mountains, cold increases According to the forecast of the Meteorological Department, in the next four-five days, there is dense fog and severe cold in North West India. Due to the snow falling on the mountains, the cold has completely gripped the Terai region.

(ASHNA)