Articles tagged under: Rain

Rainfall subsides in Gujarat; Only light rain forecast for next 5 days

September 21, 2023
Rainfall subsides in Gujarat; Only light rain forecast for next 5 days

Gandhinagar: After witnessing extremely heavy rainfall and flooding in some areas, Gujarat is now experiencing relief from the rain. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a forecast for the next five days, from September 21st to September 25th, indicating that only light to moderate rain is expected in various parts of the state during this period. On September 21st, Morbi, Surendranagar, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Arvalli, Mahisagar and Kheda are the only districts exp...Read More

Gujarat completes 101% of average monsoon rainfall on morning of Sept 20

September 20, 2023
Gujarat completes 101% of average monsoon rainfall on morning of Sept 20

Gandhinagar: As of 6 am today, Gujarat has received 101.08 percent of the average monsoon season rainfall, totaling 886.03 mm for this season. The Kutch region of Gujarat has received 158.73 percent of its average rainfall, Saurashtra is at 119.68 percent, East Central Gujarat has received 96.11 percent, while the North Gujarat region has received 95.52 percent. South Gujarat is currently at 88.31 percent. Among the districts, Junagadh has experienced the highest percentage of rainfall, reach...Read More

Only 16 talukas in Gujarat get over an inch of rain till 2 PM today

September 19, 2023
Only 16 talukas in Gujarat get over an inch of rain till 2 PM today

Gandhinagar: The state of Gujarat has been experiencing extremely heavy to heavy rains since last week, with today's downpour particularly affecting the Kutch region. Rapar Taluka in Kutch received up to 4.6 inches of rain within 8 hours, from 6 am to 2 pm today. Rainfall occurred in 158 talukas; however, it came as a sigh of relief for the people, as only 16 talukas received over 1 inch of rain as of 2 pm today. The talukas that received over 3 inches of rain are namely Rapar (4.6), Maliy...Read More

Visavadar get 9.6 inches of rain in 6 hours today; 42 talukas see over an inch of rain

September 18, 2023
Visavadar get 9.6 inches of rain in 6 hours today; 42 talukas see over an inch of rain

Gandhinagar: Several parts of the state have been experiencing heavy to very heavy downpours since Saturday. From 6 am to 12 noon today, Visavadar taluka in the Junagadh district of the Saurashtra region received the maximum rainfall, totaling up to 9.6 inches. A total of 158 talukas have witnessed rain today. According to data from the State Emergency Operation Center, 7 talukas in the state have received more than 3 inches of rain in just 6 hours since 6 am today. These talukas are Visavada...Read More

Dahod, Narmada, Tapi, Chhota Udepur get heavy rains

September 16, 2023
Dahod, Narmada, Tapi, Chhota Udepur get heavy rains

Gandhinagar: With a low-pressure area active in the Arabian Sea, rainfall activity has increased in the state. Today, several areas of Gujarat received rain. From sunrise to 6 pm, a total of 95 taluks in the state witnessed significant rainfall, with the highest recorded at 5.6 inches. According to data provided by the State Emergency Operation Centre in Gandhinagar, 37 talukas received over 1 inch of rainfall. The top five talukas that received the highest amount of rain by 6 pm are as fo...Read More

Extremely heavy rainfall expected in parts of Gujarat in next 5 days

September 15, 2023
Extremely heavy rainfall expected in parts of Gujarat in next 5 days

Ahmedabad: The movement of a low-pressure area in the Arabian Sea is expected to bring heavy rains to the state of Gujarat over the next five days. The Indian Meteorological Department has issued a forecast of extremely heavy to heavy rainfall in some places in state during September 16th to 19th. Weather Warning for the Next 5 Days in Gujarat On September 16th, exceptionally heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at isolated places in the Dahod district. Chhota Udepur and Narmada, marked ...Read More

Gujarat completes 86% of average monsoon rainfall

September 11, 2023
Gujarat completes 86% of average monsoon rainfall

Gandhinagar: During the dry spell in August, the state of Gujarat only received an average of 25.49 mm of rain last month. As the monsoon picks up the pace this month, let’s take a look at the average rainfall received by Gujarat so far in this monsoon season. The zone-wise rainfall data reports, while providing a wholesome picture of monsoon activity, suggest that the state has received 86.25% of the normal average monsoon season rainfall so far this year. As of 6 a.m. today, the total rai...Read More

Heavy rains subside in Gujarat; Only light to moderate rain forecasted for this week

September 11, 2023
Heavy rains subside in Gujarat; Only light to moderate rain forecasted for this week

Gandhinagar: After witnessing heavy rains in several places last week, Gujarat is likely to experience a comparatively dry spell in the week starting today. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a forecast for the next six days, starting from September 11th to September 16th. According to the forecast issued by the national agency, light to moderate rain is expected to occur in some districts of Gujarat for the next six days. Today, on September 11th, only three districts, name...Read More

Parts of South Gujarat received up to 5.2 inches of rain since yesterday

September 09, 2023
Parts of South Gujarat received up to 5.2 inches of rain since yesterday

Gandhinagar: Rainfall activity in Gujarat has increased this week, with several places in South Gujarat experiencing heavy rain. In the 24 hours ending at 6 am today, 151 talukas out of 251 received rain. Also, from sunrise today, 78 talukas witnessed rainfall until 4 pm. Kaprada taluka in Valsad has received the highest amount of rain, up to 5.2 inches, since yesterday. According to data from the State Emergency Operation Center, in the state capital, during the last 24 hours ending at 6 a.m...Read More

Expected rainfall scenario in Gujarat for the next 5 days

September 08, 2023
Expected rainfall scenario in Gujarat for the next 5 days

Gandhinagar: In the first week of September, the monsoon has picked up the pace with very heavy to heavy rainfall occurring in districts of South Gujarat in last two days. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) in its forecast has predicted the possibility of light to moderate rain across several places in Gujarat till September 13th, with very heavy to heavy rain expected in some districts of South Gujarat on September 9th and 10th. On September 9th, Surat, Tapi, Narmada, Navsari, and Val...Read More