Lucknow, Nov 16 (PTI) Cold and dry northwesterly winds from the western Himalayan region and clear night skies have led to a significant drop in temperatures across Uttar Pradesh, resulting in marginal cold wave conditions in parts of the state, the Meteorological Department said.

According to the Met Department, the absence of an active weather system, combined with radiational cooling and the descent of cold air from a cyclonic circulation over central India, caused minimum and maximum temperatures to fall well below normal over the past few days.

It said that cold wave conditions were observed on Saturday night in Etawah, Bareilly, Kanpur, Barabanki and Amethi, where night temperatures dipped 3-“6 °C below normal. The department has forecast that marginal cold wave conditions are like

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