Only isolated and scattered rains predicted in Gujarat till August 15

Gandhinagar: Only isolated and scattered rains are predicted as per IMD forecast for Gujarat for next five days. The State is in need of heavy rains amid prolong dry-spell for last few weeks.

There is a strong possibility of light to moderate rain/thundershowers at few places in all the districts of South Gujarat region, at isolated places in several districts of North Gujarat region and in several districts of Saurashtra-Kutch on 12th and 13th August, as per the forecast of India Meteorology Department (IMD). Light rain is very likely in some areas of Ahmedabad and neighborhood on 12th August.

Light to moderate rain is very likely at isolated places in Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Anand; in Surendranagar, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Morbi, Botad, Kutch districts and in Diu on 12th August, as per the forecast of IMD.

On 13th August, light to moderate rain is very likely at isolated places in Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Anand, Panchmahal, Dahod, Mahisagar; in the districts Bhavnagar, Amreli, Gir Somnath and in Diu as per the forecast of IMD.

On 14th and 15th August, light rain/thundershowers is very likely at isolated places Dahod, Mahisagar, Panchmahal, Navsari, Valsad, Daman and Dadra Nagar Haveli, as per IMD forecast.

There is a possibility that the rain will resume in the state after 17th August and it will start from South Gujarat and gradually move towards North Gujarat. The water is less than 10 percent in 49 dams of the state at present and there is 46 percent lack of rain of the monsoon in the state till August. The dry spell of the monsoon is ongoing in the state at present and the wet spell will possibly arrive soon in the state.