India: Kanpur's afternoon temperature gives real feel of 45°C

Kanpur: As many as 19 districts of the state have been reeling under severe hot situations. The Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert for the heatwave in 19 districts of Uttar Pradesh.

Thursday's temperature in Jhansi stood at the hottest city in UP with 45.1 degrees. At the same time, the temperature of Prayagraj was recorded at 44.1 degrees.

The real feel of Friday's afternoon temperature remains at 45°Celsius here, as reported.

The Thursday-Friday night remained the hottest in Kanpur. The minimum mercury was recorded here at 29.8 degrees Celsius.  

According to meteorologist Dr SN Sunil Pandey, people may have to face the scorching heat for the next three days.

According to him, the monsoon will enter UP by the last week of the ongoing month. But this time the monsoon is still late. However, it will continue to rain in some places at the local level.