Gujarat on High Alert: Heavy Rain Forecast for 6 Days, Over 25 Districts Warned

After a prolonged dry spell, Gujarat’s monsoon system has reactivated, prompting the Weather Department to issue alerts for heavy to very heavy rainfall across more than 25 districts through August 23. The forecast primarily covers the Saurashtra and South Gujarat regions, with a yellow and orange alert already in place. Today, Sunday, August 17, 24 districts are expected to receive torrential downpours.

Here is a detailed forecast for the upcoming six days.

6-Day Heavy Rain Forecast
According to the Weather Department, for tomorrow, August 18, an Orange Alert has been issued for the districts of Porbandar, Junagadh, Tapi, Dang, Navsari, and Valsad. A Yellow Alert is in effect for Kutch, Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Aravalli, Morbi, Jamnagar, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Rajkot, Botad, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath, Vadodara, Bharuch, Narmada, Surat, and Chhota Udepur.

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Forecast for August 19
The Weather Department has issued a Red Alert for extremely heavy rainfall on August 19 in Devbhoomi Dwarka, Porbandar, Navsari, and Valsad districts. Meanwhile, heavy to very heavy rain is predicted for 29 other districts. An Orange Alert is active for Rajkot, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath, Bharuch, Surat, Tapi, and Dang. A Yellow Alert has been declared for Kutch, Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Mahisagar, Dahod, Panchmahal, Vadodara, Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Anand, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Surendranagar, Botad, and Morbi districts.

Forecast for August 20-21
On August 20, a Red Alert is in place for Amreli, Bhavnagar, Navsari, and Valsad districts. An Orange Alert will cover Devbhoomi Dwarka, Rajkot, Junagadh, Porbandar, Gir Somnath, Bharuch, Surat, Tapi, and Dang. A Yellow Alert has been issued for Kutch, Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Mahisagar, Dahod, Panchmahal, Vadodara, Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Anand, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Surendranagar, Botad, and Morbi districts. On August 21, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely across the entire state.

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Forecast for August 22-23
The Weather Department predicts heavy rain with thunderstorms in more than 11 districts on August 22 and 23. A Yellow Alert has been issued for areas including Kutch, Patan, Banaskantha, Morbi, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Jamnagar, Surat, Tapi, Dang, Navsari, Valsad, Rajkot, and Junagadh.