Surat: After the widespread downpour over 200 talukas of Gujarat on Sunday, which brought several Garba events to a standstill, the rainfall is likely to continue for the next few days. Though recent satellite images show clouds moving west towards coastal Saurashtra and the Arabian Sea, there is a likelihood of rain in most parts of the state, leading the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue red, orange, and yellow alerts for the next four days, till 2nd October.

Thunderstorm Warning:

As per the IMD bulletin, light thunderstorms with lightning and surface winds of 30–50 kmph, accompanied by light to moderate rain, are very likely for the next three days across Gujarat. A thunderstorm warning has been issued with yellow and orange alerts till October 1. On October 2, a yellow warning for thunderstorms will remain in place for Kutch, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Dwarka, Porbandar, Junagadh, Gir Somnath, and Diu.

Rainfall Warning:

A red alert has been issued for heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in Porbandar, Junagadh, Gir Somnath, and Diu, while an orange alert has been sounded for the likelihood of very heavy rains in Rajkot, Amreli, and Devbhoomi Dwarka. Additionally, Bharuch, Surat, Dang, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi, Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar, and Kutch have been put on yellow alert for the next 24 hours.

On September 30, heavy to very heavy rains are very likely at isolated places in Rajkot, Porbandar, Junagadh, Dwarka, Gir Somnath, and Diu, where an orange alert has been issued. Heavy rainfall is also likely at isolated places in Jamnagar, Amreli, and Kutch.

On October 1, a yellow alert for heavy rains has been issued for Rajkot, Porbandar, Junagadh, Amreli, Dwarka, Gir Somnath, and Diu.

On October 2, heavy rains are very likely at isolated places in Rajkot, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Junagadh, Dwarka, Gir Somnath, Kutch, and Diu, with a yellow alert issued for these areas.

Furthermore, light to moderate rain is likely across the districts of Gujarat for the next seven days, till October 5.

Low Pressure System:

Meanwhile, yesterday’s well-marked low-pressure area over West Vidarbha and adjoining north Maharashtra moved west-northwestwards and lay over the Gulf of Cambay and neighbourhood at 0830 hours IST on 29th September 2025. The associated cyclonic circulation extends up to 7.6 km above mean sea level, tilting southwestwards with height. It is likely to continue moving west-northwestwards across Saurashtra and emerge into the northeast Arabian Sea around 1st October 2025, with a possibility of intensifying into a depression.

Additionally, a trough extends from the low-pressure area over the Gulf of Cambay and neighbourhood to the west-central Bay of Bengal across south Gujarat, Vidarbha, south Chhattisgarh, south Odisha, and north coastal Andhra Pradesh at 0.9 km above mean sea level.

The line of withdrawal of the southwest monsoon continues to pass through 20°N/69°E, Veraval, Bharuch, Ujjain, Jhansi, Shahjahanpur and 30°N/81°E. DeshGujarat