LUCKNOW, July 14 -- After a brief pause, the southwest monsoon is set to make a comeback across Uttar Pradesh this weekend. A fresh low-pressure area is expected to revive rainfall, starting from eastern districts before spreading westwards over the following days, weather officials said on Monday.

A fresh low-pressure area is likely to develop around Thursday, reviving monsoon activity across Uttar Pradesh from Friday, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Lucknow, said. Rain is expected to begin in isolated parts of East UP before becoming widespread from Sunday and gradually extending to West UP. The intensity of the spell, however, is likely to remain lower than last week's.

"A low-pressure area is expected to develop around Thu...