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Light rain likely in Kanpur next week

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Kanpur, July 19 (HS). Monsoon rains have been irregular so far this season, sometimes there is a little rain, but no major rain has been recorded in the observatory of Chandrashekhar Azad Agricultural Technology University for the last 13 days. There is no possibility of good rain in Kanpur in the coming days and even in the next week. Yes, light to moderate rain is expected on most days during the next week, but these rains will also not be continuous and uniform. Due to such rain, major relief from heat and humidity cannot be expected in Kanpur division.

Dr. S N Sunil Pandey, meteorologist of Chandrashekhar Azad Agricultural Technology University, said on Friday that in the last 24 hours in Kanpur region, 14 mm rain was recorded in Kanpur Dehat, 24 mm in Hardoi, 0.8 mm in Hamirpur. During this time, intermittent showers occurred in some pockets for some time and most of the other places remained almost dry.

Rainy weather system in Kanpur division

The monsoon trough is south of its normal position and is not conducive for any rain in Kanpur during the next days. The trough is likely to move northwards and fluctuate, raising hopes of relief from July 20 and 21. Rains may continue till next week. The frequency, intensity of these rains is not likely to be very high and the duration will be better than the week so far.

The weather in the coming days

A low pressure area has formed in the Bay of Bengal near the Odisha and Andhra coast. This low pressure area will move towards land and change the wind pattern in the central parts of the country. Kanpur is away from the direct reach of this system, but the monsoon trough will come close to the city and maintain this position for a few days. Kanpur may receive intermittent light rains during the next week, which will start from July 20 and 21. Light to moderate rain is likely to continue for the next few days. Due to which the cloud cover will give some relief. At the same time, the temperature will remain around 39 degrees Celsius during the day and humidity at night. Due to no rain, humid conditions may persist from afternoon to evening.

He said that the maximum temperature in Kanpur was recorded at 40.8 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature was 28.6 degrees Celsius which was 5.9 and 2.7 degrees more than normal respectively. The relative humidity in the morning was 81 and the relative humidity in the afternoon was 84 percent. The wind direction was north-west with an average speed of 6.5 km per hour. According to the weather forecast, Kanpur will remain lightly cloudy in the next five days and there is a possibility of light rain locally with strong winds and thunder between 19 and 24 July.