Mild rain relief for Lucknow, 51 UP districts face monsoon blues

Lucknow recorded 16.1 mm rainfall on Monday, reducing its seasonal rain deficit from 45% to 42%.

Lucknow's total rainfall since June 1 is 196.7 mm, below the long-period average of 338.9 mm.

IMD issued a yellow alert for heavy rainfall in 40 districts including Kanpur Dehat, Varanasi, and Agra.

IMD issued a yellow alert for thunderstorms and lightning in 55 districts including Lucknow and Meerut.

of 75 districts in Uttar Pradesh face below normal rainfall due to El Nino; IMD forecasts below normal rainfall for the rest of August and September.