Monsoon to revive in UP from weekend after brief lull

A fresh low-pressure area is expected to develop around Thursday, reviving monsoon activity across Uttar Pradesh from Friday, according to the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Lucknow.

Rain is expected to begin in isolated parts of East UP before becoming widespread from Sunday and gradually extending to West UP.

The intensity of the spell is likely to remain lower than last week’s.

Between 8:30 am Sunday and 8:30 am Monday, 58 of Uttar Pradesh’s 75 districts recorded no rainfall, with the state averaging 2.9 mm.

The recent lull was caused by a depression over the Bay of Bengal weakening into a well-marked low-pressure area after reaching southwestern UP and moving eastwards.