IMD Forecasts Light Rain in Parts of Gujarat

Ahmedabad: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast light to moderate rain or thundershowers at isolated places in parts of South Gujarat on Monday, November 2, while dry weather is likely to prevail across the rest of the state.

Rainfall activity is expected to be limited to Navsari, Valsad, Dang, Daman and Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

According to the IMD’s weather bulletin issued at noon on Monday, dry weather is likely across Gujarat, Saurashtra-Kutch and the Union Territories of Diu, Daman and Dadra and Nagar Haveli from Tuesday, November 3, onwards. The forecast indicates dry conditions across the region for the next six days, till November 9.

The weather department has not issued any weather warning for Gujarat or the Union Territories for the next seven days.

Severe Cyclonic Storm Murasu over Bay of Bengal

In its synoptic situation update, the IMD said Severe Cyclonic Storm Murasu, which intensified over the southwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal, was moving west-northwestwards at a speed of 22 kmph over the preceding six hours.

At 8.30 am on Monday, the storm was centred over the west-central Bay of Bengal near latitude 14.1°N and longitude 81.4°E.

The weather department said Murasu was very likely to move northwestwards and cross the south Andhra Pradesh coast as a severe cyclonic storm, with wind speeds of 100–110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph. Landfall is expected between Nellore and Narsapur, south of Ongole, between 11.30 pm on Monday and 4 am on Tuesday, November 3.

The IMD also reported a Western Disturbance as a trough in the middle and upper tropospheric westerlies, extending along longitude 72°E north of latitude 30°N. An upper-air cyclonic circulation was present over northeast Rajasthan and adjoining areas at 3.1 km above mean sea level.

Northeasterly to easterly winds were prevailing at lower levels over Gujarat and the adjoining region.

Ahmedabad weather forecast

In Ahmedabad and its neighbourhood, mainly clear skies are expected till Tuesday morning, with the minimum temperature likely to settle around 23 degrees Celsius.

Minimum temperatures are likely to remain largely unchanged across Gujarat during the next seven days.

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