Heavy rain may continue in some parts of Gujarat in next 24 hours; here’s the IMD forecast

October 14, 2024

Gujarat

Ahmedabad: The monsoon was vigorous across Gujarat, bringing significant rainfall in the last 24 hours. Heavy rainfall occurred in Surat, Dang, and Chhotaudepur, while other districts also witnessed downpours. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a further warning of rain in some places during the next 24 hours, valid until 8:30 AM on Tuesday.

According to the IMD bulletin, heavy rains are very likely at isolated locations in the districts of the Gujarat region, namely Surat, Dang, Tapi, Navsari, Valsad, and in Daman and Dadra Nagar Haveli. In the Saurashtra districts, heavy rainfall is expected in Rajkot, Junagadh, Amreli, and Gir Somnath until 8:30 AM on October 15th.

However, light rain is likely to continue in most parts of the state today. From tomorrow, the intensity and area of the rain are expected to subside until October 21st.

WEATHER FORECAST for next 7 days: Valid up to 0830 hours IST of 21/10/2024

Detailed 7 days weather forecast for Gujarat State, Diu, Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli is given below

Forecast for MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURE

· No large change in maximum temperatures during next 2 days, thereafter rise by 2-3 ⁰C very likely over the region.

· No large change in minimum temperatures during next 2 days, thereafter rise by 2-3 ⁰C very likely over the region.

DAY-1

(Valid from time of origin to 0830 Hrs. IST of 15/10/2024)

· Light to Moderate rain/thundershowers very likely at a few places in all the districts of North Gujarat region namely Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Anand, Panchmahal, Dahod, Mahisagar, at many places in all the districts of South Gujarat Vadodara, Chhotaudepur, Narmada, Bharuch, Surat, Dangs, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi and in Daman, Dadra Nagar

Haveli; at a few places in all the districts of Saurashtra- Kutch namely Surendranagar, Rajkot,

Jamnagar, Porbandar, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Morbi, Dwarka, Gir Somnath, Botad, Kutch and in Diu.

DAY-2

(Valid from 0830 Hrs. IST of 15/10/2024 to 0830 Hrs. IST of 16/10/2024)

· Light to Moderate rain/thundershowers very likely at a few places in the districts of South Gujarat region namely Narmada, Surat, Dangs, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi and in Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli; at a few places in the districts of Saurashtra namely Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath and in Diu.