Ahmedabad: With the onset of the monsoon, heavy rainfall has been drenching several parts of Gujarat and is likely to continue throughout the week. As per the latest weather forecast by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), nine districts, including Ahmedabad city, have been put on red alert, as they are likely to be lashed by very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall till Wednesday morning.

The IMD, in its bulletin, issued a red alert for the districts namely Ahmedabad, Anand, Bharuch, Surendranagar, Morbi, Porbandar, Junagadh, Bhavnagar, and Botad, with a prediction of heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places, along with isolated extremely heavy falls.

Meanwhile, the districts of Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Kheda, Vadodara, Surat, Navsari, Valsad, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Amreli, Morbi, Devbhumi Dwarka, Gir Somnath, and Kutch have been placed under orange alert, with a warning of heavy to very heavy rain. The rest of the districts in Gujarat are also under a yellow warning for heavy rain till 8:30 am on Wednesday.

Following that, on Wednesday, districts including Aravalli, Dahod, Mahisagar, Dang, Navsari, Valsad, Porbandar, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, and Gir Somnath will be under orange alert and may receive very heavy rainfall.

Additionally, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Anand, Panchmahal, Vadodara, Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Bharuch, Surat, Tapi, Surendranagar, Rajkot, and Botad might receive heavy rainfall, while the remaining districts may witness light rain.

Forecast for upcoming days:

June 19: The intensity of rainfall is likely to subside, with only Surat, Navsari, Dang, and Valsad under orange alert, while Bharuch, Tapi, Bhavnagar, Amreli, and Gir Somnath will remain under yellow warning.

June 20: Only Navsari, Dang, and Valsad districts may receive heavy rain, while the rest of Gujarat is likely to witness light rain.

June 21: Heavy rain is very likely at isolated places in the districts of Aravalli, Panchmahal, Dahod, Mahisagar, Vadodara, Bharuch, Surat, Dang, Navsari, and Valsad, including Daman and Dadra & Nagar Haveli.

June 22: Heavy to very heavy rain is very likely at isolated places in the districts of Sabarkantha, Aravalli, Dahod, and Mahisagar. Heavy rainfall is also expected in Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, Gandhinagar, Kheda, Panchmahal, Vadodara, Bharuch, Surat, Dang, Navsari, Valsad, and in Daman and Dadra & Nagar Haveli, as well as Saurashtra districts including Rajkot, Porbandar, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath, and in Diu.

June 23: Heavy to very heavy rain is very likely at isolated places in Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, and Aravalli. Heavy rain is also expected in Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Kheda, Panchmahal, Dahod, Mahisagar, Navsari, Valsad, Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, and Saurashtra-Kutch districts including Surendranagar, Morbi, and Kutch. DeshGujarat