Yellow alert of heatwave in several Gujarat districts, including Ahmedabad, Rajkot

Ahmedabad: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for heatwave conditions in parts of Gujarat, warning that high temperatures are very likely to prevail in isolated pockets over the next few days.

According to the IMD, heatwave conditions are expected in districts of the Gujarat region, including Ahmedabad and Patan, as well as in Saurashtra-Kutch districts such as Rajkot, Porbandar, Surendranagar, Botad, Morbi, and Kutch.

Ahmedabad continued to reel under intense heat, recording a maximum temperature of 44.8°C on Sunday, which is 3.2°C above normal and the third-highest temperature ever recorded in the city for April. The IMD has forecast that the mercury may touch 45°C on Monday.

Across the state, several cities recorded temperatures above 44°C. Kandla was the hottest at 45.2°C, followed by Amreli (44.5°C), Rajkot (44.4°C), Surendranagar (44.3°C), and Gandhinagar (44.2°C). Vadodara recorded 43°C, while Surat registered 41.6°C. Minimum temperatures also remained high, hovering between 25°C and 26°C in most places.

Heatwave conditions were reported in parts of Surat, Patan, Rajkot, Porbandar, Surendranagar, Morbi, and Kutch on Sunday. Similar conditions are likely to persist on Monday under the yellow alert.

The IMD stated that no significant change in maximum temperatures is expected over the next three days, after which a gradual fall of 2–3°C is likely. Maximum temperatures are expected to remain in the range of 41°C to 45°C in inland areas and 35°C to 40°C in coastal regions during this period. DeshGujarat