Mercury crosses 41º Celsius in Gujarat; IMD issues heatwave warning

March 27, 2024
Ahmedabad Gujarat

Ahmedabad: Temperatures soared above the 41º Celsius mark in certain regions of Gujarat, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue warnings of impending heatwave conditions over these areas for the next two days.

Several districts witnessed temperatures above 41º Celsius. The mercury reached 42.8º Celsius in the Ahmedabad airport region, while Ahmedabad as a district saw 41.1º Celsius. Amreli, Gandhinagar, Rajkot, and Surendranagar all experienced temperatures above 41º Celsius.

Meanwhile, the people of Baroda, Deesa, and Narmada had to endure the scorching heat of 40 degrees Celsius.

In its latest bulletin, the IMD stated, “Heatwave conditions are very likely to prevail in isolated pockets in the districts of Saurashtra-Kutch, namely Rajkot and Kutch. Meanwhile, warm conditions are expected at isolated places in the north Gujarat region, namely Banaskantha and Ahmedabad, on March 27th and 28th.”

Additionally, on March 29th, warm night conditions are very likely at isolated places in the north Gujarat region, namely Banaskantha and Ahmedabad. DeshGujarat

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Today’s Weather Report

Date: 2024-03-27
Station Max Temp (oC) Dep. from Normal Min Temp (oC) Dep. from Normal RH at 0830IST RH at 1730IST Rainfall (mm)
Ahmedabad 41.1 2.8 26.4 5.0 54 21 NIL
Ahmedabad-Airport 42.8 — 28.9 — 61 31 NIL
Amreli 41.6 2.3 25.2 4.0 44 16 NIL
AMRELI KVK 40.7 — 25.5 — 48 — NIL
Baroda 40.4 1.7 23.4 1.0 61 26 NIL
Bhavnagar 38.6 1.3 27.4 4.0 47 25 NIL
Bhuj 39.9 2.0 23.6 2.0 65 23 NIL
CHHOTAUDEPUR 39.4 — 21.7 — 49 — NIL
DAHOD 39.6 — 38.3 — 41 — NIL
Daman 32.6 — 23.0 — 71 73 NIL
DANG 39.6 — 20.1 — 80 — NIL
Deesa 40.3 2.5 25.0 5.0 53 22 NIL
Diu 31.2 -2.5 23.6 6.0 69 71 NIL
Dwarka 29.1 -0.9 24.8 1.0 91 80 NIL
Gandhinagar 41.0 2.7 25.5 3.0 57 17 NIL
JAMNAGAR 31.9 — 24.6 — 100 — NIL
Kandla 35.0 -0.4 25.0 2.0 81 50 NIL
Naliya 33.0 -2.2 19.8 0.4 85 52 NIL
NARMADA 40.4 — 19.3 — 55 — NIL
Okha 31.8 2.1 23.8 0.0 93 78 NIL
Porbandar 33.3 -1.8 22.9 1.0 83 58 NIL
Rajkot 41.0 2.7 22.8 1.0 78 27 NIL
Surat 36.6 -0.2 24.6 2.0 81 61 NIL
SURAT KVK 37.1 — 25.1 — 87 — NIL
Surendranagar 41.6 2.4 25.5 2.3 56 28 NIL
VALSAD 34.4 — NA — — — NIL
Veraval 30.1 -3.0 24.3 3.0 89 82 NIL

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