Heavy rain likely in Surat, other parts of South Gujarat; IMD issues yellow warning

Surat: The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its latest forecast today, has predicted heavy rainfall at isolated places in several districts of the South Gujarat region, including Surat, Dang, Navsari, Valsad, as well as the Union Territories of Daman and Dadra Nagar Haveli, during the next 24 hours.

Additionally, light thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and surface winds of 30–40 km/h, along with light to moderate rain, are expected in Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Anand, Panchmahal, Dahod, Mahisagar, Vadodara, Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Bharuch, Surat, Dang, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi, and the Union Territories of Daman and Dadra Nagar Haveli during this period.

As per the IMD bulletin, light to moderate rain is likely to occur in all districts of Gujarat during the next three days, until June 6th.

After that, the area of rainfall is expected to decrease gradually. On June 7th, the IMD has predicted light to moderate rain in Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Kheda, Anand, Panchmahal, Dahod, Mahisagar, Vadodara, Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Bharuch, Surat, Dang, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi, and in Daman and Dadra Nagar Haveli, as well as in Rajkot, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath, Botad, and Diu.

Between June 8th and 10th, rainfall is likely only in South Gujarat and some districts of the Saurashtra region. Surat, Dang, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi, and the Union Territories of Daman and Dadra Nagar Haveli, as well as isolated places in Saurashtra — namely Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath, and Diu — may receive light rain.

The IMD forecast also stated that the Northern Limit of the Monsoon continues to pass through 17.0°N/55°E, 17.5°N/60°E, 18°N/65°E, 18.5°N/70°E, Mumbai, Ahilyanagar, Adilabad, Bhawanipatna, Puri, Sandhead Island, 23.5°N/89.5°E, Balurghat, and 30°N/85°E.

Additionally, an upper air cyclonic circulation lies over South Gujarat and its neighbourhood between 1.5 and 3.1 km above mean sea level. DeshGujarat