LUCKNOW, April 26 -- The state capital recorded its hottest day of the season at 43 degrees Celsius on Sunday, as heatwave conditions continued across Uttar Pradesh with relief likely only after April 27, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

Night temperatures have risen significantly across the state, adding to heat stress. Lucknow recorded a minimum temperature of 26.8 degrees Celsius, 3.7 degrees above normal, while Shahjahanpur reported the warmest night at 27.8 degrees Celsius, 5.4 notches above normal. Jhansi recorded 27.7 degrees, Moradabad 27.6, Agra 27.5, and Meerut, Aligarh and Muzaffarnagar 27.4 degrees.

The Met department has warned of warm night conditions in western districts including Meerut, Ghaziabad, Hapur, ...