Gujarat witnesses cold as Mercury dips below 10°C in some parts

Kutch: The state of Gujarat woke up to a rather chilly morning with the mercury falling as low as 9°C in Naliya of Kutch. Rajkot also witnessed a minimum temperature of 10°C. The largest city in the state, Ahmedabad, saw the minimum temperature fall to 13.8°C, while the minimum temperature in GIFT City in the state capital, Gandhinagar, was recorded at 12.4°C.

Okha in Suartawa had the highest minimum temperature in the state, with the mercury at 19.5°C.

As per the latest bulletin from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), there is “no large change in minimum temperatures during the next 24 hours, thereafter a rise by 2-3°C is very likely over the region,” suggesting that the state may get relief from the cold on the weekend.