Ahmedabad records 46.6º Celsius; Red Alert for Heatwave continues
May 23, 2024
Ahmedabad: As forecasted by the Indian Meteorological Department in its bulletin, the city recorded a temperature of 46.6º Celsius today. Moreover, there seems to be no relief for the Amdavdis as the red alert for the heatwave continues till May 25th morning.
According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the city is expected to remain at or above 45 º Celsius. The weather agency has issued a red alert for today and tomorrow, followed by an orange alert until May 27th.
FIVE DAYS CITY WEATHER FORECAST FOR AHMEDABAD
Validity | MaximumTemperature °C | MinimumTemperature in °C | Probability of Occurrences | High Temperature Warning |
DAY-1 | (Valid from 0830 Hrs. IST of 23/05/2024 to 0830 Hrs. IST of 24/05/2024) | |||
46.0 | 30 | Most likely | Heatwave | |
DAY-2 | (Valid from 0830 Hrs. IST of 24/05/2024 to 0830 Hrs. IST of 25/05/2024) | |||
46.0 | 29 | Most likely | Heatwave | |
DAY-3 | (Valid from 0830 Hrs. IST of 25/05/2024 to 0830 Hrs. IST of 26/05/2024) | |||
45.0 | 29 | Very likely | Heatwave | |
DAY-4 | (Valid from 0830 Hrs. IST of 26/05/2024 to 0830 Hrs. IST of 27/05/2024) | |||
45.0 | 29 | Very likely | Heatwave | |
DAY-5 | (Valid from 0830 Hrs. IST of 27/05/2024 to 0830 Hrs. IST of 28/05/2024) | |||
44.0 | 29 | Very likely | Nil |
LEGENDS: –
· Severe Heat wave criteria:
When maximum temp. departure from normal ≥ 6.5 deg. C & maximum temperature ≥ 40 °C
· Heat wave criteria:
When maximum temp. departure from normal ≥ 4.5 deg. C & maximum temperature ≥ 40 °C
· Probability of occurrences:
Unlikely: less than 25 % Likely: 25-50%
Very Likely: 50 to 75%
Most likely: 75 to 100%
· Levels
Yellow: 41.1-43 °C
Orange: 43.1-44.9 °C
Red: ≥45.0 °C
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