LUCKNOW, Feb. 6 -- The recent drop in temperature in Uttar Pradesh capital and some other districts in the state is likely to continue on Friday too, says India meteorological department.

After Wednesday, the maximum and minimum temperatures recorded in Lucknow dipped from 28.2 to 26 degrees and from 14.5 to 9.9 degrees Celsius respectively.

Fog in late night and early morning and a clear sky later have been predicted for Friday. "The dip in temperature is due to strong westerly winds that will keep the temperature at maximum 26 and minimum 9 degrees Celsius over the next two days. After that, the temperature may rise a little," said senior scientist at IMD, Lucknow, Mohd Danish. Like the capital, some other districts have also experien...