LUCKNOW, May 18 -- The state capital is likely to witness intense heat over the next week, with the mercury expected to hover between 43degC and 44degC, while the Lucknow Meteorological Centre has warned of heatwave conditions at a few places across Uttar Pradesh. Banda was the hottest place in the country on Sunday at 46.4degC, which was 2.9degC above normal. Other UP cities among the country's hottest locations included Jhansi (44.6degC), Prayagraj (44.5degC) and Hamirpur (44.2degC). The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that heatwave (loo) conditions are likely in several districts, including Agra, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Jhansi, Kanpur, Mau, Pratapgarh, Prayagraj, Rae Bareli, Unnao and Varanasi. Severe heatwave conditions are expected to prevail at isolated places in the state between May 19 and May 23. Lucknow recorded a maximum temperature of 41.6degC on Sunday, which was 1.4degC above normal, while the minimum temperature settled at 26.6degC, which was 1.3degC below normal....