Ahmedabad: After lashing the state with incessant downpours during the week, the clouds have softened slightly over the weekend, with the IMD also predicting a decrease in rainfall intensity in the coming days. While most districts in Gujarat are expected to receive light to moderate rain until July 4th, some regions remain under orange and yellow alerts due to the possibility of heavy rainfall.

IMD Alerts and Forecast:

On June 28 (Today), the IMD, in its latest bulletin, has issued an orange alert for Porbandar, Dwarka, Junagadh, and Kutch for very heavy rainfall. Additionally, Anand, Bharuch, Navsari, Valsad, Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath, and Diu may also experience heavy rainfall.

On June 29 (Tomorrow), Very heavy rainfall is likely only in Kutch, while a yellow alert has been issued for Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Aravalli, Panchmahal, Dahod, Mahisagar, Navsari, Valsad, Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Porbandar, and Dwarka.

June 30, a yellow alert for heavy rain has been issued for Anand, Vadodara, Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Bharuch, Surat, Dang, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi, Amreli, Bhavnagar, and Gir Somnath.

On July 1, heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely in Navsari, Valsad, Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Sabarkantha, Aravalli, Dahod, Mahisagar, Surat, Dang, Tapi, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath, and Diu.

On July 2, heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected at isolated places in Navsari, Valsad, Sabarkantha, Aravalli, Dahod, Mahisagar, Narmada, Surat, Dang, Tapi, and in Saurashtra-Kutch districts like Amreli, Bhavnagar, and Gir Somnath.

On July 3, Surat, Navsari, and Valsad are under orange alert for very heavy rain, while Vadodara, Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Bharuch, Dang, Tapi, Amreli, Bhavnagar, and Gir Somnath are under yellow alert for heavy rainfall.

On July 4, Heavy rain is likely only in Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Aravalli, Navsari, Valsad, Amreli, and Bhavnagar.

Synoptic Situation:

Under the influence of the upper-air cyclonic circulation over Saurashtra & Kutch and the adjoining northeast Arabian Sea, a low-pressure area has formed over Saurashtra & Kutch as of 08:30 IST on June 28, 2025. The associated upper-air cyclonic circulation, extending up to 7.6 km and tilting southward with height, persists.

Yesterday’s east-west trough now runs from the upper-air cyclonic circulation over southwest Bangladesh and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal to northeast Madhya Pradesh, across Jharkhand and north Chhattisgarh, between 3.1 km and 4.5 km above mean sea level. This is currently not significant for Gujarat.

The upper-air cyclonic circulation over southwest Rajasthan, which extended up to 5.8 km above mean sea level and tilted southwestward, has now become less marked. DeshGujarat