Ahmedabad: The city is yet to receive a good spell of rain after the pre-monsoon showers on Sunday despite areas on the periphery, Dholera, Dhandhuka and Dholka, receiving 9mm to 15mm rainfall on Wednesday. However, the hopes are up as according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast, the district is likely to receive rainfall for the next four days. ‘Light thunderstorm with lightning and surface wind 30- 40 kmph (in gust) accompanied with light to moderate rain very likely at isolated places in Ahmedabad, Anand, Kheda, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Bharuch, Surat, Vadodara, Narmada, Navsari, Valsad, Surendranagar, Rajkot, Porbandar, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Gir Somnath, and Botad,’ mentioned the IMD forecast for the next four days. According to State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) data, 70 talukas on Wednesday received at least 1 mm rainfall till 8 pm. Mangrol in Junagadh district received 79 mm rain, the highest, followed by 74 mm in Mehmdabad (Kheda), and 68 mm in Manavadar (Junagadh). In all, 29 talukas — mostly in Saurashtra and north Gujarat — received 10mm or more rainfall. At 39.7°C, the city’s maximum temperature was 1.4 degrees higher than normal, whereas the minimum temperature of 28 degrees was up to par.
AHMEDABAD: The city is yet to receive a good spell of rain after the pre-monsoon showers on Sunday despite areas on the periphery, Dholera, Dhandhuka and Dholka, receiving 9mm to 15mm rainfall on Wednesday. However, the hopes are up as according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast, the district is likely to receive rainfall for the next four days. 'Light thunderstorm with lightning and surface wind 30- 40 kmph (in gust) accompanied with light to moderate rain very likely at isolated places in Ahmedabad, Anand, Kheda, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Bharuch, Surat, Vadodara, Narmada, Navsari, Valsad, Surendranagar, Rajkot, Porbandar, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Gir Somnath, and Botad,' mentioned the IMD forecast for the next four days. According to State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) data, 70 talukas on Wednesday received at least 1 mm rainfall till 8 pm. Mangrol in Junagadh district received 79 mm rain, the highest, followed by 74 mm in Mehmdabad (Kheda), and 68 mm in Manavadar (Junagadh). In all, 29 talukas - mostly in Saurashtra and north Gujarat - received 10mm or more rainfall. At 39.7°C, the city's maximum temperature was 1.4 degrees higher than normal, whereas the minimum temperature of 28 degrees was up to par.
Ahmedabad: The citizens had to do with a cloudy day on Tuesday with no rainfall in sight. Meanwhile, state capital Gandhinagar got 1mm rain till 8pm whereas Dhandhuka got 10mm. Khambhaliya in Devbhoomi Dwarka got maximum 67mm rain till 8pm, followed by Kalavad in Jamnagar (50mm), and Muli in Surendranagar (24mm). Parts of Amreli, Kheda, Dahod, Banaskantha, Gir Somnath, Morbi and Valsad also got rains below 10mm. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) gave forecast of rain or thundershowers in majority of districts of Gujarat for the next four days. However, there’s no heavy rainfall warning, they added.‘Conditions are favorable for further advance of monsoon into some parts of the north Arabian Sea and more parts of Gujarat state during the subsequent two-three days,’ the IMD has forecast on the advance of the monsoon. tnn
Pre-monsoon activity over the state is likely to continue for the next five days. IMD has forecast that districts of north Gujarat, Saurashtra and south Gujarat are expected to receive light to moderate rainfall in the nextfew days.Meanwhile, the Southwest monsoon, which is progressing at its usual speed, has crossed Goa and north Karnataka, while pre-monsoon showers are also taking place in Maharashtra cities of Mumbaiand Pune.It made its landfall in Kerala on May 29 three days earlier than scheduled, but its progress slowed down later. Currently, it is moving asper schedule, according to which monsoon will arrive in Gujarat on June 15.Light rainfall is expected at isolated places in Ahmedabad, Valsad, Anand, Vadodara, Tapi, Dang, Bhavnagar and Amreli along with winds of 30-40 kph over the next five days. Light drizzling was seen on the outskirts of the city like Dholera, Dhandhuka and Bavla.On Friday, Ahmedabad remained the second hottest place in the state with 41.5 degrees C and Surendranagar the hottest at 42 degrees C.
RAJKOT: The unsparing heat took a backseat briefly in Amreli and Bhavnagar districts after several villages and towns regaled under sudden downpours on Tuesday. The atmosphere changed all of a sudden and rain accompanied by gusty winds pounded villages of Savarkundla in Amreli and Jesar and Vallabhipur in Bhavnagar district. While the wet spell provided the much-needed respite from sweltering heat, farmers became sanguine about good monsoon. However, mango and onion crops were damaged in some villages. Harvesting of these two crops has entered the last leg. Locals said it suddenly turned overcast at around 3pm and strong winds began to blow. Within minutes, there was rain with thunderstorms. The downpour was so sharp that it resulted in waterlogging on many village roads as well portions of state highway connecting Amreli and Bhavnagar towns. The waterlogging also resulted in traffic snarls in many villages. Winds also uprooted several trees which caused road blockages for some time. Rajkot, Ahmedabad and other parts of Saurashtra region also witnessed a sudden change in the weather. According to the weather department, lightning with surface wind of 30 km to 40 km per hour accompanied with light to moderate rain was likely at the isolated places of Surendrangar, Rajkot, Botad, Amreli and Bhavangar in the next five days. Light to moderate rain or thundershowers are very likely at isolated places in the districts of North Gujarat region namely Banaskantha and Ahmedaba, Kutch, Surendranagar, Rajkot, Botad, Amreli and Bhavnagar districts as well as Surat, Valsad, Navsari and in Daman & Dadra Nagar Haveli, an IMD bulletin stated.
Parts of Amreli and Bhavnagar districts experienced mild showers even as the state awaits the southwest monsoon after a scorching May. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a forecast of light to moderate rainfall across the state this week.According to the district flood control room, thunderstorms accompanied by gusty winds were reported from Lathi, Amreli Savarkundla and Rajula talukas of Amreli as well as parts of the adjoining Gariyadhar taluka of Bhavnagar district. The control room added that 46 millimetres or around two inches of rainfall was reported from Lathi taluka in eastern part of Amreli district.Rain was reported from Vanda and nearby villages in Savarkundla taluka as well as in Mota Agariya village in coastal Rajula taluka.“However, there are no reports of any rain-related accident,” an officer of the control room said.Jesar and Vallabhipur talukas of Bhavnagar district also received light showers Tuesday evening.Meanwhile, the IMD has predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers in Saurashtra’s Surendranagar, Rajkot, Botad, Amreli and Bhavnagar districts and north Gujarat region’s Banaskantha and Ahmedabad districts on Wednesday.The rest of the state will continue to experience dry and hot weather, the IMD forecast issued Tuesday said. Generally, the south-west monsoon hits Gujarat coast around mid-June and covers the entire state by the end of June.“As pre-monsoon activity for next 4-5 days, districts of Saurashtra including Amreli, Bhavnagar, Rajkot, Surendranagar and southern districts too will receive light rainfall,” said IMD regional director Manorama Mohanty. The normal date of onset of southwest monsoon in Gujarat is June 15. However, the state reported arrival of southwest monsoon in its southern parts of Valsad on June 9 last year, nearly five days earlier.This year, so far, there is no forecast of monsoon onset for at least 3-4 days, said Mohanty.As per the IMD forecast till June 12, “Light thunderstorm with lightning and surface wind 30- 40 kmph (in gust) accompanied with light to moderate rain very likely at isolated places in the districts of North Gujarat region namely Banaskantha and Ahmedabad; in the district of Saurashtra namely Surendranagar, Rajkot, Botad, Amreli and Bhavnagar. Light to moderate rain very likely in the districts of South Gujarat region namely Valsad and Navsari.”This is expected to result in a dip in temperatures. On Tuesday, Ahmedabad recorded the highest maximum temperature of 42 degrees Celsius. Other centres with high temperatures were Gandhinagar at 41.6, Surendranagar 40.7, Deesa 40.6, Vadodara 40.2 and Amreli at 40 degrees Clesius.
Ahmedabad: The city got a respite from the humidity and heat of the unusually hot summer on Tuesday with the season’s first rainfall - albeit light in nature. Some parts of the city including Navrangpura, Paldi, etc received light showers for some minutes during evening hours even as almost all parts of the city experienced gusty winds with cloudy weather and lightning.Some commuters were caught unawares and fell down on the slippery roads. Manorama Mohanty, head of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Gujarat, said that it’s pre-monsoon activity and local in nature. “The state is yet to receive the seasonal rainfall, but some parts including Bhavnagar and Amreli received rains on Tuesday due to a local system. It’s not likely to continue for Ahmedabad. But some parts of of South Gujarat and Saurashtra would receive light showers for the next few days,” she said. The city recorded maximum temperature of 42C, which was 1.2C higher than normal. At 27.9C, minimum temperature was almost at par with normal. Ahmedabad was the hottest in Gujarat, followed by 41.6C in Gandhinagar, 41.1C in Vallabh Vidyanagar and 40.7C in Surendranagar. According to the IMD, light thunderstorm with lightning and surface wind of 30-40 kmph is expected in Valsad, Navsari, Surat, Amreli, and Bhavnagar for the next four days. On Tuesday, Lathi in Amreli received 46 mm rainfall, whereas Jesar and Valbhipur in Bhavnagar district received 11 mm and 2 mm rainfall respectively.
The southwest monsoon marked its onset in Gujarat Monday, two days ahead of its scheduled arrival, with heavy rainfall in northern and Saurashtra districts of the state, even as three of a family were killed after a wall of their house collapsed following heavy rain in Morbi district late Sunday.Also, over 48 kutcha houses in Tapi district were damaged due to highspeed winds Sunday night, leaving them to take shelter in nearby safer areas. No casualty has been reported.The family was sleeping in their house in Sundaribhavani village under Halvad taluka when a wall collapsed on them. A woman, her husband and the latter’s brother suffered serious injuries and died on the spot. They were in the age group of 25 to 30 years, an official from Halvad police station said.In another incident, a woman was killed after being struck by lightning in Jhikiyari village of the district on Sunday evening.Rainfall was recorded in 91 talukas across 33 districts on Monday with Dhansura in Aravalli district recording the highest rainfall of 70 mm in 12 hours from 6 am.Pre-monsoon activity has been witnessed in the state over the past week.Other areas that received heavy rainfall were Mansa in Gandhinagar at 65 mm, Chotila in Surendranagar at 58 mm and Modasa in Aravalli and Vijaynagar in Sabarkantha that received 50 mm each.Patan, Banaskantha, Kheda, Amreli, Jamnagar, Kutch, Anand, Devbhumi Dwarka, Mahisagar, Surat, Junagadh, Chhota Udepur, Morbi, Vadodara, Dang, Bharuch, Rajkot, Ahmedabad, Panchmahal, Bhavnagar, Tapi, Porbandar, Navsari and Dahod received heavy rainfall.As per the district flood control department of Navsari, a water logging incident has been reported at the railway culvert wherein people were facing problems and along with this some of the low-lying areas were inundated into the rainwater.The rainfall measured in Navsari, Tapi and Dangs district in last 24 hours till Monday evening is Khergam 27 mm, Chikhli 8 mm, Jalalpore 20 mm, Navsari 7 mm, Ahwa 10 mm, Saputara 63mm, Vaghai 34 mm, Subir 21 mm, Valod 5 mm, Songadh 17 mm, Nizar 2mm.According to the district administration office, over 48 houses in 7 grampanchayats in Kukarmunda taluka of Tapi district had witnessed damages due to the high-speed winds and rainfall Sunday night. The roofs of the houses were flown into the air, in some houses, the wall collapsed and many other houses were damaged. The home inmates shifted themselves to a safer places due to such high-speed winds.The Tapi district administration had on Monday sent their teams to the spot in the villages to assess the damage caused by high-speed winds.Tapi district collector H K Vadhvaniya said, “We have carried out a survey and got its report about the loss. Our teams had talked to each and every person in the districts whose houses were damaged due to high-speed winds. We will prepare a report about such loss and sent it to state disaster management department in Gandhinagar. They will allot grant and then we will distribute it to beneficiaries. We are taking care of them and have supplied food packets to them.”The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a forecast of heavy rainfall for Tuesday and Wednesday across the state and light to moderate rainfall till June 17.“Heavy rain very likely at in districts of Kutch, Devbhumi Dwarka, Jamnagar, Morbi, Patan, Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Aravalli and Gandhinagar. Light thunderstorm with lightning and surface wind 30- 40 kmph (in gust) accompanied with light to moderate rain very likely in districts of Gujarat, Saurashtra and Kutch,” the IMD forecast for Tuesday stated.Light thunderstorm with lightning accompanied with light to moderate rain is very likely in Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Anand, Vadodara, Bharuch, Surat, Dang, Tapi, Navsari and Valsad as well as in all the districts of Saurashtra and Kutch on Wednesday.Sunday’s rainfall resulted in a dip in temperature to below 40 degrees Celsius across the state, barring Kandla port. Kandla airport recorded 38.8 degrees Celsius, Bhuj and Surendranagar 37.8, Deesa 36.6, Gandhinagar 36.5, Rajkot 36.3, Keshod and Naliya 36, Bhavnagar 35.4, Ahmedabad 34.7, Vadodara 34.6, Porbandar 34.4, Valsad 34 and Surat 33 degrees Celsius. (With PTI)
Ahmedabad: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday said that the southwest monsoon had advanced into parts of central Arabian sea, most parts of Konkan region in Maharashtra, Mumbai, some parts of Maharashtra and Karnataka.‘Conditions are favourable for further advance of monsoon into some parts of north Arabian sea, remaining parts of Konkan, some parts of Gujarat state during next 48 hours. Conditions would continue to become favourable for further advance of monsoon into some more parts of north Arabian Sea, Gujarat state during subsequent 2-3 days,’ mentioned the forecast for monsoon. Some of the areas of the city recorded light showers. tnn
AHMEDABAD: The city remained the hottest in the state at 42.5C on Sunday. It was 1.8C higher than the normal temperature. At 27, the minimum temperature was 1 lower than the normal. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast, on Monday the maximum temperature is likely to be around 42C. "No large change in maximum temperatures during next 48 hours, thereafter fall by 2-3C during subsequent 3 days very likely," mentioned the forecast. The forecast added that on June 9, some parts of the state including Valsad and Navsari are likely to receive light to moderate rain or thundershowers. Apart from Ahmedabad, the other cities that recorded 42C or more maximum temperatures included Surendranagar (42.4C), Vallabh Vidyanagar (42.1C), Gandhinagar and Amreli (42C).
Ahmedabad: The south-westerly winds brought in a bit of respite as after three days, the city recorded temperature below 43°C. On Friday, the maximum temperature was 42.3°C, which was 1.3 degrees higher than normal. At 27.5°C, the minimum temperature was 0.2 degrees lower than the normal.On Saturday, the maximum temperature is likely to be around 42°C, mentioned the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast. “No large change in maximum temperatures during next 4-5 days very likely,” mentioned the forecast.The city was the second hottest in Gujarat after Kandla, that recorded maximum temperature of 43.2°C. The other weather stations with over 41 degrees included Vallabh Vidyanagar (42.1°C), Gandhinagar (42°C), Amreli (41.8°C), and Deesa (41.4°C).
AHMEDABAD: The city recorded a maximum temperature over 43 degrees celsius for the second consecutive day on Thursday, 43.2 degrees. This was 2.2 degrees higher than normal. On the other hand, the minimum temperature was 27 degrees, which was 0.7 degrees lower than normal. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast, the maximum temperature in the city is likely to be about 42 degrees on Friday. 'No large change in maximum temperatures for next 4-5 days very likely,' the forecast said. The city was the hottest weather station in the state along with Kandla at 43.2 degrees. They were followed by Surendranagar at 42.8 degrees, Gandhinagar at 42.5 degrees, and Amreli at 42.2 degrees.
AHMEDABAD: Since March 24, the city recorded only one day of maximum temperature below 40 degrees celsius - making it one of the hottest summers in the past one decade with 68 days of continuous high temperatures. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday released a report of May and forecast of June where north Gujarat and Kutch were the two regions with above normal maximum temperatures, whereas almost entire state was marked for the above normal minimum temperatures. According to IMD data, the long-range average (LRA) for maximum and minimum temperatures for Ahmedabad were 41.6 degrees celsius and 27 degrees respectively. This year, the city recorded average temperatures of 42.6 degrees and 28.1 degrees respectively. The city also recorded 45.8 degrees celsius maximum temperature on May 11, which was the second hottest in the past 10 years. The month, however, was a bit cooler than April which recorded much higher than average temperatures. The impact of southwesterly winds in the second half of the month helped bring the temperatures down, said the Met department officials. Manorama Mohanty, the IMD Gujarat chief, said that rather than the overall temperatures, what sets 2022 apart is the continuous high temperatures. "Over the years, we see variation in the temperatures with gaps between heatwaves. This year, we saw the waves in succession along with temperature not going below 40 degrees since end of March. Thus, it makes the year one of the hottest," she said, adding that the IMD forecast has indicated relatively cooler period in June. The IMD forecast for monsoon has also predicted a normal monsoon for Gujarat this year. 'Southwest monsoon seasonal (June to September) rainfall over the country is most likely to be normal (96% to 104% of long-period average (LPA). Monsoon seasonal rainfall over the four homogeneous rainfall region is most likely to be above Normal for Central India (>106% of LPA) and South Peninsula (>106% of LPA),' mentioned the IMD release, adding that La Nina conditions are likely to continue over the equatorial Pacific Ocean.
Ahmedabad: The city recorded maximum temperature of 42°C, which was the highest among cities and towns in Gujarat on Monday. It was followed by Bhavnagar at 41.2°C as well as Gandhinagar and Surendranagar at 41°C.According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), this was 0.3 degrees higher than the normal. The minimum temperature was also 0.3 degrees higher than normal at 28°C. “No large change in maximum temperatures during next 4-5 days very likely,” mentioned the forecast. The southwesterly winds however provided respite to the citizens in the evening and night hours with cooler breeze.
AHMEDABAD: The city recorded maximum temperature of 42°C, which was the highest among cities and towns in Gujarat on Monday. It was followed by Bhavnagar at 41.2°C as well as Gandhinagar and Surendranagar at 41°C. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), this was 0.3 degrees higher than the normal. The minimum temperature was also 0.3 degrees higher than normal at 28°C. "No large change in maximum temperatures during next 4-5 days very likely," mentioned the forecast. The southwesterly winds however provided respite to the citizens in the evening and night hours with cooler breeze.
