Cyclone Hudhud created the feeling of winter as heavy rains lashed eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh accompanied by strong winds. Gorakhpur, Allahabad witnessed gutsy winds along with very heavy rains while the state capital saw a downpour all through Monday night and Tuesday morning. The good news is that the Met department has forecasted partly cloudy sky and the dwindling of the Hudhud effect from Wednesdayonwards. The maximum temperature took a tumble with the state capital recording a dip of over ten degrees. lucknow recorded a rainfall of 19.8mm in the evening and 41.3mm in the morning.
In the state Gorakhpur recorded 115.1 mm rainfall, Bahraich 31.2mm, Sultanpur 25mm, Ballia 33 mm, Kheri 38.2mm, Hardoi 27mm, Shahjahanpur 25, Kanpur 24mm and Aligarh 13mm.As per the Met Department officials the depression over Northeast Madhya Pradesh and neighbourhood has moved north-north eastwards during the last three hours and lay centred over East Uttar Pradesh and neighbourhood about 80 kilometres southwest of Varanasi and it would move north eastwards and weaken into a well marked low pressure area during the next 12 hours. Convective clouds prevailed over East Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, East Madhya Pradesh, Gangetic West Bengal, southeast Bay of B Director Met Office JP Gupta while talking to "The Pioneer" said that the forecast was of cloudy skies. For lucknow the forecast is partly cloudy skies becoming mainly clear sky.
Rain and thundershowers occurred at most places over East Uttar Pradesh, East Madhya Pradesh and at many places over West Uttar Pradesh,Gorakhpur and Allahabad had extremely strong winds blowing. At lucknow heavy rains on Monday night and continued throughout Tuesday. The rainfall virtually brought the city on the standstill with few commuters on the road.
The heavy rains brought a dip in the maximum temperature with Gorakhpur recording a dip of eight degrees, Varanasi 9 degrees, Bahraich 11 degrees, Allahabad 8 degrees, Bareilly 9 degrees, Kanpur 11 degrees and Banda recording a 10 degrees dip.BOX The Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s trip to Jhansi was cancelled because his helicopter could not take off. Flights were also cancelled at the Amausi Airport because of the inclement weather.