Unseasonal rainfall swept across Uttar Pradesh on Monday, with heavy showers recorded in more than 40 districts. Dark clouds covered the skies during the day, and several areas experienced intense downpours. 

The Indian Meteorological Department has predicted further rainfall on Tuesday, accompanied by thunderstorms and possible hail in parts of western Uttar Pradesh.

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According to senior meteorologist Dr Atul Kumar Singh, the current spell of rain is due to the impact of an active western disturbance. Heavy rainfall is likely to continue on Tuesday in several districts of western UP, with hailstorms expected in isolated places.

A thunderstorm warning has been issued for Banda, Chitrakoot, Fatehpur, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Saharanpur, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Mathura, Hathras, Kasganj, Etah, Agra, Firozabad, Mainpuri, Etawah, Auraiya, Bijnor, Amroha, Moradabad, Rampur, Bareilly, Sambhal, Badaun, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Mahoba, Jhansi, Lalitpur and adjoining areas.

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Strong winds are also expected in several of these districts, including Aligarh, Mathura, Hathras, Farrukhabad, Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Ghaziabad, and others, with speeds likely ranging between 30 and 40 km per hour.