Ahmedabad: Most parts of Gujarat continue to experience the impact of an upper air cyclonic circulation. The ongoing spell of unseasonal weather over the past three days has led to the deaths of 21 people across the state. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted thunderstorms and rain to persist in Gujarat until May 11. Despite the weather disruptions, there is unlikely to be any major change in the state’s maximum temperatures over the next four to five days as per the weather depaerment.
In the past 24 hours, Saurashtra and Kutch witnessed intense rainfall. Mahuva in Bhavnagar district recorded extremely heavy rain, while parts of Anand district experienced heavy showers. Daytime temperatures across the state dropped significantly due to the cloud cover and precipitation.
On May 7, several regions received notable rainfall. Anand recorded 44.7 mm, Dang 31.8 mm, Ahmedabad 9.7 mm, Navsari 23.6 mm, Amreli 30.1 mm, and Bhavnagar 25.2 mm, according to IMD data.
According to the IMD’s Ahmedabad center, light to moderate rain accompanied by thunderstorms is likely in many districts between the morning of May 8 and May 9. Affected districts include Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Anand, Panchmahal, Dahod, Mahisagar, Vadodara, Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Bharuch, Surat, Dang, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi, Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Surendranagar, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Morbi, Dwarka, Gir Somnath, Botad, Kutch, and Diu. The same conditions are expected to persist through May 10.
