Light showers in Uttar Pradesh bring respite from heat

Uttar Pradesh got some respite from the heat wave with parts of the state receiving light to moderate rainfall and thundershowers in the last 24 hours.

The Met office sources here said that highest rainfall was measured in Bareilly at 3 cm.

Day temperatures fell appreciably in Meerut, Gorakhpur, Varanasi and Bareilly divisions, the weatherman said.

But Etawah continued as the hottest place in the state with a temperature of 45.6 degrees Celsius.

The forecast is mainly for dry weather in western part of the state, though there is a chance of rain or thundershowers at isolated places in the eastern parts of the state in the next 24 hours.