Ahmedabad: The city continued to sizzle on Sunday with a maximum temperature of 40.4°C, marginally below normal by 0.5 degrees, while the minimum settled at 28.9°C, slightly above normal. This was the third consecutive day that the mercury stayed above 40°C in Ahmedabad.

With the southwest monsoon not advancing for over a week, temperatures remained high across Gujarat. Kandla recorded the state’s highest maximum temperature at 41°C, followed by 40.7°C in Deesa, 40.4°C in Ahmedabad, and 40.3°C in Surendranagar.

In Rajkot, the temperature touched a high of 39.5°C, dipping 0.7 degrees below normal, while the minimum dropped to 26.3°C, which was 0.5 degrees lower than average.

Gandhinagar recorded a maximum of 40°C (1 degree below normal) and a minimum of 28.6°C, slightly under the seasonal average.

In contrast, coastal areas of Gujarat saw more moderate temperatures. Surat recorded a maximum of 35.2°C and a minimum of 28.8°C, both slightly above normal. In Dwarka, Okha, and Porbandar, maximum temperatures ranged between 33°C and 36°C.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Ahmedabad is expected to witness a maximum temperature of around 41°C on Monday under clear skies. The northern boundary of the southwest monsoon remained stationary on Sunday as well, stretching through Mumbai and Ahilyanagar in Maharashtra and Puri in Odisha. Officials from the Met department noted that no significant advancement of the monsoon is likely in the coming days. DeshGujarat

Today’s Weather Report (Reported on 0830 IST)