Cold wave continues in parts of Gujarat, Gandhinagar coldest at 6.8°C, Ahmedabad third in this regard at 8°C

Ahmedabad:Cold wave conditions are prevailing in parts of Gujarat and at least seven places have seen single digit temperatures today with Gandhinagar remaining coldest at 6.8 °C, the lowest temperature in the capital city so far this winter.

Ahmedabad, which recorded its first single digit temperature of this season yesterday saw further decline in the mercury and it is third coldest place today jointly with Deesa at 8 °C. Naliya in Kutch was second coldest at 7.8 °C. Valsad has recorded the minimum temperature of 9.1 °C. Mahuva in Bhavnagar and Amreli have seen decline in the mercury up to 9.5 °C and 9.6 °C respectively.

As per the IMD center here the minimum temperatures at various other places across Gujarat and the adjoining union territory of Diu today was as following-
Vadodara 10 °C, Surat 10.6 °C, Rajkot 12.3 °C, Bhavnagar11 °C, Bhuj 12.8 °C, Surendranagar- 12.5 °C, Kandla Airport 11.4 °C, Diu 11.2 °C, V V Nagar 11.2 °C.

The met department has also issued severe to normal cold wave warnings for tomorrow predicting 2 to 3 °C fall in minimum temperatures in the next couple of days.

Today cold wave conditions are being felt at isolated pockets in the districts of Saurashtra- Kutch namely Kutch, Rajkot, Bhavnagar while cold wave conditions prevailed at isolated pockets in the districts of Gujarat region namely Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Sabarkantha, Banaskantha, Valsad and in Diu.

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