Ahmedabad: Gujarat is expected to witness an early arrival of the southwest monsoon this year, as it has already made an early onset in parts of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal.

Dr. Ashok Kumar Das, Director of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Centre Ahmedabad, stated that the forecasted onset in Kerala is May 27th, which indicates an early onset.

Gujarat is also likely to witness an early arrival of the monsoon, which normally makes its onset in parts of South Gujarat on June 15. Furthermore, the IMD has said that several regions have already received pre-monsoon showers, a trend predicted to continue until May 23, according to the IMD’s latest update.

As per the IMD bulletin, isolated rain/thundershowers are very likely in Sabarkantha, Aravalli, Panchmahal, Dahod, Mahisagar, Vadodara, Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Bharuch, Surat, Dang, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi, Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli, Rajkot, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath, and Diu on May 17th. However, Dang, Navsari, Valsad, Daman and in Dadra Nagar Haveli may witness heavy rain.

On May 18th, similar conditions are expected, with isolated rain/thundershowers likely in Sabarkantha, Aravalli, Panchmahal, Dahod, Mahisagar, Vadodara, Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Bharuch, Surat, Dang, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi, Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli, Rajkot, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath, and Diu.

On May 19th, isolated showers are expected in Sabarkantha, Aravalli, Anand, Panchmahal, Dahod, Mahisagar, Vadodara, Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Bharuch, Surat, Dang, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi, Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli, Rajkot, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath, and Diu.

On May 20th, light showers are likely to occur in Sabarkantha, Aravalli, Anand, Panchmahal, Dahod, Mahisagar, Vadodara, Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Bharuch, Surat, Dang, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi, Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli, Rajkot, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath, and Diu. Dry weather is expected in the remaining areas.

On May 21st, rain activity is expected to increase, with light to moderate showers in Vadodara, Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Bharuch, Surat, Dang, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi, Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli, Sabarkantha, Aravalli, Anand, Panchmahal, Dahod, Mahisagar, Rajkot, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath, and Diu.

On May 22nd, rain is likely in Vadodara, Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Bharuch, Surat, Dang, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi, Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli, Surendranagar, Rajkot, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Morbi, Gir Somnath, Botad, Diu, Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Anand, Panchmahal, Dahod, and Mahisagar. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall is very likely at isolated places in the districts of Navsari, Valsad, Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli, Amreli, and Bhavnagar.

On May 23rd, scattered rainfall is expected in Vadodara, Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Bharuch, Surat, Dang, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi, Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli, Surendranagar, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Morbi, Dwarka, Gir Somnath, Botad, Diu, Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Anand, Panchmahal, Dahod, Mahisagar, and Kutch. Heavy rainfall is very likely at isolated places in the districts of the South Gujarat region, namely Navsari, Valsad, Daman, and Dadra Nagar Haveli, as well as in Amreli and Bhavnagar.

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