LUCKNOW, Oct. 4 -- Due to the upcoming Western Disturbance, heavy rainfall along with hailstorm is likely over Western Uttar Pradesh on October 6 and isolated heavy rainfall on October 7. In view of this, some districts of Eastern UP were placed on the red alert on October 4.

The intensity and regional distribution of rainfall in the state is likely to decrease after the first week of this month, the weatherman said.

The state capital recorded 17.4 mm rain in the last 24 hours (8:30 am of Friday to 8:30 am of Saturday) and in the first four days of the month the city received 21.9 mm rainfall against normal 6.2 mm, 253% more than usual. Maximum and minimum temperature were recorded at 31.1 and 24.2 degrees Celsius, respectively.

The fo...