City sees light showers; yellow alert across state
Ahmedabad: The city received 4 mm of rain between 6 pm and 8 pm on Monday, while cloudy skies prevailed throughout the day. Ahmedabad recorded a maximum temperature of 31.3 degrees celsius, which was 6.6 degrees below normal.
The minimum temperature stood at 26.5 degrees, about 1.1 degrees below the seasonal average.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light to moderate rain with occasional heavy showers in the city on Tuesday. A yellow alert has been issued for heavy rainfall at isolated locations across several districts of Gujarat.Widespread rain was reported across the state on Monday. Surat city was the wettest, logging 242 mm of rainfall — 135 mm of which fell within just two hours between 8 am and 10 am.
In Anand district, Borsad recorded 132 mm of rain. According to the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC), seven talukas received over 100 mm of rain, while 17 talukas recorded 50 mm or more until 8 pm on Monday.Within Ahmedabad district, Dhandhuka received 58 mm of rainfall, followed by Viramgam with 52 mm, and Sanand with 24 mm.The IMD has issued a yellow alert for several districts including Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Kheda, Anand, Vadodara, Surat, Navsari, Valsad, Rajkot, Junagadh, and others, warning of possible heavy rain at isolated places. Parts of south Gujarat are likely to continue receiving heavy rain for the next 3–4 days.