LUCKNOW, July 12 -- Rainfall activity reduced substantially on Saturday and is expected to weaken further in the coming days. As a result, the temperature is very likely to rise from Sunday onwards. As of now, monsoon activity is expected to remain confined to extreme parts of East Uttar Pradesh. Even West UP, which received brisk rain during the last few days, may experience scattered rain, a weatherman said.

A depression formed in the Bay of Bengal had reached southwestern Uttar Pradesh as a well-marked low-pressure area before turning and moving towards eastern Uttar Pradesh while progressively weakening.

"Consequently, despite a renewed rise in temperature, light to moderate rainfall-with isolated heavy spells-is likely to continue ...