The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued orange and yellow rainfall alerts for thunderstorms, lightning, and squalls in parts of Uttar Pradesh between Monday and Tuesday (26-27 May). The following are the weather warnings:

• An orange alert for thunderstorm, lightning and squall has been issued for the following districts, including Bahraich, Sitapur, Barabanki, Ayodhya, Ambedkarnagar, Gorakhpur, Kushinagar, Maharajganj, Basti, Gonda, Shrawasti, Balrampur, Siddharthnagar, Santkabirnagar for Monday (26 May).
• Meanwhile, on Monday (26 May), a yellow alert for thunderstorm, lightning and squall has been issued for Sharanpur, Shamali, Muzafarnagar, Bijnor, Moradabad, Rampur, Bareilly, Pilhibhit, Kheri, Shahjahanpur, Hardoi, Lucknow, Baghpat, Meerut, Jyotibaphule Nagar, Sambhal, Hapur, Ghaziabad, Gautambudhnagar, Bulandsahar, Badaun, Amethi, Sultanpur, Azamgarh, Mau, Deoria, Ballia, Chitrakoot, Prayagraj, Mirzapur, Sonbhadra, Chandauli, Varanasi, Santravidasnagar, Pratapgarh, Jaunpur, and Gazipur districts.
• For Tuesday (27 May), a yellow alert has been issued for Sharanpur, Kushinagar, Deoria, Gorakhpur, Santkabirnagar, Shamali, Meerut, Bijnor, Moradabad, Rampur, Bareilly, Shahjahanpur, Pilhibhit, Kheri, Sitapur, Bahraich, Gonda, Balrampur, Shrawasti, Basti, Siddharthnagar, and Maharajganj districts.