Kutch: The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its latest forecast, has issued a weather warning for some districts of Gujarat, predicting heavy rainfall and thunderstorms in these areas.

During the next 24 hours, heavy rain is very likely at isolated places in the Gujarat region, particularly in Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Aravalli, and Mahisagar districts, as well as in the Kutch district of Saurashtra-Kutch, the IMD bulletin said.

However, the rest of the state might only see light thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and surface winds reaching 30–40 kmph, along with light to moderate rain over the next 7 days till July 23rd.

The IMD bulletin also stated that a depression over northwest Madhya Pradesh and adjoining southwest Uttar Pradesh moved west-northwestwards at a speed of 17 kmph during the past 6 hours and lay centered at 0830 hrs IST today, the 18th of July, 2025, over the same region, near latitude 26.5°N and longitude 78.6°E — about 20 km southeast of Bhind, 50 km northeast of Gwalior, 80 km east-southeast of Dholpur, and 100 km southeast of Agra. It is likely to move west-northwestwards across northwest Madhya Pradesh and east Rajasthan and gradually weaken into a well-marked low-pressure area over the next 24 hours.

Furthermore, yesterday’s upper air cyclonic circulation over central parts of Pakistan persists and now extends up to 1.5 km above mean sea level. DeshGujarat