Articles tagged under: Rainfall

Upto 10 inches of rain in Kutch after landfall of cyclone Biporjoy

June 16, 2023
Upto 10 inches of rain in Kutch after landfall of cyclone Biporjoy

Kutch: After making landfall in Gujarat's coastal areas on Thursday night, Cyclone Biparjoy's intensity decreased from a "very severe cyclonic storm" to a "severe cyclonic storm." The coastal areas of the state experienced heavy rainfall accompanied by gusty winds exceeding 115-120 kilometres per hour. Gandhidham in Kutch received the maximum amount of rainfall, with over 10 inches of rain lashing the coastal area after the landfall of Cyclone Biparjoy. According to the latest data from th...Read More

Rainfall likely in Gujarat during June 9-12; Fishermen warning till June 14 amid Cyclone Biparjoy

June 08, 2023
Rainfall likely in Gujarat during June 9-12; Fishermen warning till June 14 amid Cyclone Biparjoy

Gandhinagar: The very severe cyclonic storm "Biparjoy" over the east-central Arabian Sea has moved nearly north-northwestwards at a speed of 7 kmph in the past 6 hours. As of 23:30 hours IST on June 7th, 2023, it was centered over the same region near latitude 13.6°N and longitude 66.0°E, approximately 970 km south-southwest of Porbandar. The storm is expected to gradually intensify further over the next 48 hours and continue moving nearly north northwestwards for the next 3 days. The India...Read More

Light rain is likely in parts of Gujarat on June 5; Wind warning for June 5-6

June 05, 2023
Light rain is likely in parts of Gujarat on June 5; Wind warning for June 5-6

Gandhinagar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light thunderstorms/rains in parts of Gujarat on June 5. Strong surface winds 30-40 KMPH gusting to 50KMPH very likely to prevail over the Gujarat region and Saurashtra-Kutch during the period of June 5 and 6. According to the IMD bulletin, “Light rain/thundershowers very likely at isolated places in the districts of Gujarat region namely Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Surat, Navsari, Valsad, Dang and in Daman, Dadra Nagar Have...Read More

Light rain is likely in parts of Gujarat on June 3-4

June 03, 2023
Light rain is likely in parts of Gujarat on June 3-4

Gandhinagar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light thunderstorms/rains in parts of Gujarat on June 3 and 4.  Strong surface winds 30-40 KMPH gusting to 50KMPH very likely to prevail over the Gujarat region and Saurashtra-Kutch during the period of June 3 to June 7. According to the IMD bulletin, "Light thunderstorm with lightning and surface wind 30- 40 kmph (in gust) accompanied with light to moderate rain very likely at isolated places in the district of North Gujar...Read More

Light rain is likely in Ahmedabad today; cyclonic circulation likely to develop in Arabian Sea on June 5

June 02, 2023
Light rain is likely in Ahmedabad today; cyclonic circulation likely to develop in Arabian Sea on June 5

Gandhinagar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light thunderstorms/rains in Ahmedabad on June 2.  Strong surface winds 30-40 KMPH gusting to 50KMPH very likely to prevail over the Gujarat region and Saurashtra-Kutch during the period of June 2 to June 6. In another development, "a cyclonic circulation is likely to develop over the southeast Arabian Sea around 5th June. Under its influence, a low-pressure area is likely to form over the same region during the subsequent ...Read More

Light thunderstorms likely in parts of Gujarat from June 1 to June 3 and June 5

June 01, 2023
Light thunderstorms likely in parts of Gujarat from June 1 to June 3 and June 5

Gandhinagar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light thunderstorms/rains in parts of Gujarat on form June 1 to June 3 and then again on June 5. Strong surface winds 30-40 KMPH gusting to 50KMPH very likely to prevail over the Gujarat region and Saurashtra-Kutch during the period of June 1 to June 5, the IMD further said. According to the IMD bulletin, "Light thunderstorm with lightning and surface wind 30- 40 kmph (in gust) accompanied with light to moderate rain very li...Read More

Light to moderate rains very likely in parts of Gujarat on May 30-31

May 30, 2023
Light to moderate rains very likely in parts of Gujarat on May 30-31

Gandhinagar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted unseasonal rains in parts of Gujarat on May 30th and 31st. According to the IMD Bulletin,  "Light thunderstorm with lightning and surface wind 30- 40 kmph (in gust) accompanied with light to moderate rain very likely at isolated places in the districts of Gujarat region namely Ahmedabad, Aravalli, Banaskantha, Gandhinagar, Kheda, Mahisagar, Mehsana, Patan and Sabarkantha; in the districts of Saurashtra-Kutch namely Amreli, ...Read More

IPL final between GT and CSK in jeopardy as rain forecasted in Ahmedabad today

May 29, 2023
IPL final between GT and CSK in jeopardy as rain forecasted in Ahmedabad today

Ahmedabad: The much-anticipated final match of the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Gujarat Titans (GT) had to be rescheduled to today (the reserved day) due to a hailstorm and thundershower that struck the city on Sunday evening. However, the weather bulletin from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) once again raises concerns about the Tata IPL final match. The bulletin states that "Rain/ thundershowers towards evening/ night very likely," in Ahme...Read More

Unseasonal rains very likely in parts of Gujarat on May 29-30

May 29, 2023
Unseasonal rains very likely in parts of Gujarat on May 29-30

Gandhinagar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted unseasonal rains in parts of Gujarat on May 29th and 30th. UPDATE: Light rain, accompanied by light thunderstorms, with a maximum surface wind speed of less than 40 kmph (in gusts), is very likely at isolated places in the districts of Gujarat state, namely Ahmedabad, Banaskantha, Patan, Mahesana, Sabar Kantha, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Morbi, Surendranagar, Botad, Amreli, Bhavnagar, and Kutch, during the next 3 hours: Nowcast issue...Read More

Part of Gujarat may experience unseasonal rain from May 27 to May 30

May 27, 2023
Part of Gujarat may experience unseasonal rain from May 27 to May 30

Gandhinagar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted unseasonal rains in parts of Gujarat from May 27th to 30th. Additionally,  IMD has issued a warning stating that “strong surface winds, 30-40 km/h, are very likely to prevail over the region from till 27th May. According to the IMD bulletin, "Light thunderstorm with lightning and surface wind 30- 40 kmph (in gust) accompanied with light to moderate rain very likely at isolated places in the districts of North Gujarat regi...Read More