Heat wave sweeps UP, Etawah remains hottest at 43.4 degree Celsius

Parts of Uttar Pradesh continued to reel under searing heat as weather remained dry and hot throughout the state.

According to MeT office, the day temperatures appreciably rose in Gorakhpur division and were appreciably above normal in Gorakhpur, Faizabad, Allahabad, Lucknow, and Bareilly divisions.

Etawah recorded the highest day temperature in the state at 43.4 degrees Celsius.

MeT department, in a forecast, said that weather would be mainly dry over the state on Saturday.