LUCKNOW, Nov. 9 -- The cold weather in Uttar Pradesh is expected to continue this week without any significant change in temperatures. The recent western disturbance, along with cold and dry northwesterly winds from the snow-covered areas of the western Himalayas and increased radiation cooling due to clear skies, has led to a sharp fall in both maximum and minimum temperatures across the state, the weatherman said on Sunday.

A cold spell gripped several cities across Uttar Pradesh on Sunday as minimum temperatures fell sharply, dropping more than six degrees below normal in some areas. Etawah recorded the lowest temperature of the season at 8.4degC, around 6.3degC below the average.

In Kanpur, the minimum temperature was 10degC, four n...