Dips in temperatures across Gujarat, Naliya coldest at 5.7 degree C

Ahmedabad: After heavy snowfall in the Northern states, the northerly and northeasterly winds have increased the cold across Gujarat with sudden dip in temperatures while Naliya recorded a minimum temperature of 5.7 degree Celsius to remain the coldest place in the state in last 24 hours.

In Ahmedabad the minimum temperature was recorded at 10.3 dergree which was 2 degree below normal. The biting cold at many places, especially during the wee hours and late night is likely to continue for next few days.

The situation is likely to continue for the next few days with some improvement in temperatures post Uttarayan , a senior Met official said today.

The minimum temperature in Naliya was 5 degrees below normal while in Rajkot it was 8.3 (4 degree below normal), in Vadodara 10 (3 degree below normal) and in Surat 12.8 (2 degree below normal).

In Deesa the minimum temperature was 6.8, two degrees below normal.

In the next 12 hours when the recorded temperatures of more places in north Gujarat and Kutch arrives greater dips in temperature are likely to be notices, the met official said adding that the minimum temperature in Mount Abu in neighbouring Rajashtan has touched freezing point and the close-by places in North Gujarat have also witnessed a bigger dip in temperatures.

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