LUCKNOW, Aug. 5 -- For the second consecutive day, Lucknow remained soaked in rain as the district recorded 40.2 mm of rainfall (from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm) on Tuesday. With the strengthening of the monsoon current, rainfall activity across UP is expected to intensify over the next 2 to 3 days, bringing widespread rainfall and downpours in isolated areas. The monsoon trough has shifted towards Delhi, Shahjahanpur and Chhapra, strengthening the monsoon flow across the Gangetic plains. As a result, an orange alert has been issued in UP. "Consequently, active monsoon conditions are expected to prevail in the region over the next 2 to 3 days, bringing widespread rainfall with isolated instances of heavy to very heavy rain," a meteorological official said. "This will likely result in a significant drop in day temperatures by 3 to 5degC, offering relief from the humid conditions," said Atul Kumar Singh, a senior scientist at Regional Meteorological Centre. As per the IMD bulletin, the observatory at Lucknow's Amausi airport recorded 66.6 mm of rain, Hanuman Setu 30.4 mm, Lucknow Control Room (Aliganj) 25.8 mm, Bani in Lucknow 25 mm, Malihabad 20 mm and Mohanlalganj 18.2 mm of rain. Rain deficit in Lucknow reduced from 42% to 34% in a day. Since June 1, Lucknow received 227.7 mm of rainfall against the long period average of 345.9 mm, a deficit of 34%. Due to rainfall, the day temperature in Lucknow dropped from 33.9 degrees Celsius on Monday to 29.5 degrees on Tuesday. The forecast for Wednesday is an overcast sky with intermittent spells of moderate to intense rain/thundershowers. The maximum and minimum temperatures will be around 27 and 24 degrees, respectively. Chibramau (Kannauj) received the highest rainfall at 125 mm in the last 24 hours. For Wednesday, an orange alert for heavy rainfall was issued in 12 districts: Banda, Chitrakoot, Kaushambi, Fatehpur, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur City, Unnao, Rae Bareli, Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Bijnor, Hamirpur and surrounding regions. A yellow alert for high probability of heavy rainfall was issued in 40 districts, including Lucknow, Barabanki, Amethi, Prayagraj, Pratapgarh, Mirzapur, Gorakhpur, Basti, Kushinagar, Maharajganj, Balrampur, Shravasti, Bahraich, Lakhimpur Kheri, Sitapurand surrounding regions....