UP braces for the boil as Met issues 5-day heatwave alert

The heat index is likely to range between 40°C and 50°C in Deoria, Gorakhpur, Kushinagar, Maharajganj, Siddharth Nagar, Balrampur and Mirzapur.

The heat index in districts including Kushinagar, Deoria and Mirzapur is likely to range between 40°C and 50°C.

The heat index in Bhadohi and Mirzapur is likely to range between 40°C and 50°C.

The forecast indicates clear skies on Wednesday with the maximum around 42°C and minimum near 24°C. The Met official reiterated that heatwave conditions could occur in isolated pockets across 32 districts, including Prayagraj, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Barabanki, Rae Bareli, Amethi, Sultanpur, Ayodhya and Ambedkar Nagar.

Banda was the hottest in the country at 44.2°C, followed by Sultanpur at 43.4°C, Prayagraj at 43.2°C, with Jhansi and Hardoi at 42.5°C. Varanasi (BHU) logged 42.4°C, and Ayodhya, Ghazipur and Azamgarh recorded 42°C. Lucknow reported daytime and overnight temperatures of 40.2°C and 23.6°C, respectively.

The Lucknow Meteorological Centre issued a five-day heatwave alert for Uttar Pradesh, forecasting a dry spell with maximum temperatures rising by 2–4°C over the next five days and then cooling by about 2°C. Minimum temperatures are not expected to change much in the next 48 hours but are projected to rise by 2–3°C over the following three days before falling again. The alert notes that on Wednesday there is a possibility of heatwave conditions in isolated pockets across 32 districts, including Prayagraj, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Barabanki, Rae Bareli, Amethi, Sultanpur, Ayodhya and Ambedkar Nagar.