keypoints:
- Heavy rain in Gujrat Ahemdabad till July 27.
- The rainfall intensity has reduced in Gujarat for the last two to three days, but another round of rain.
The intensity of rain has reduced in Gujarat for the last two-three days, but another round of rain is about to start again. Low pressure has become active in the sea towards Pakistan, which may reach Gujarat in the next 24 hours. Due to this low pressure, the state, including Ahmedabad, may receive moderate to heavy rains from July 23 to 27. The effect of low pressure in Ahmedabad will start from Friday night itself. Rich and hefty showers may occur in north and central Gujarat. The Meteorological Department has declared an orange and red alert in Kutch, North Gujarat, on Saturday and Sunday due to the possibility of heavy rain.
Heavy rains may increase in many districts on Sunday. The
Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert in Kutch-Banaskantha-Patan-Mehsana-Gandhinagar-Aravalli-Surendranagar-Morbi, while a yellow warning has been published in Jamnagar-Rajkot-Bota-Ahmedabad-Kheda. Rain may increase in many districts on Sunday. A red alert was issued in Kutch on Saturday and an orange alert in Banaskantha-Patan-Mehsana-Morbi-Jamnagar-Surendranagar-Devbhoomi Dwarka. In contrast, a yellow alert has been published in Rajkot-Botad-Porbandar-Ahmedabad-Kheda-Gandhinagar-Sabarkantha-Aravalli. According to a private weather forecasting agency, Ahmedabad will likely receive heavy rain tomorrow and Sunday.
Gujarat receives 60 percent rainfall with 20.25 inches.
Gujarat has received more than 60 percent rainfall, with 20.25 inches in the first monsoon season. Zone-wise in the state, 104 percent of the season’s rainfall has been recorded in Kutch, 36 percent in North Gujarat, 51 percent in Central Gujarat, 58 percent in Saurashtra, and 75 percent in South Gujarat. In the last 24 hours, 119 talukas have received rain, including Mansa in Gandhinagar, Prantij in Sabarkantha, Dhansura in Aravalli, and Kaprada in Valsad have received an inch of rain. North Gujarat has recorded the lowest rainfall so far. The Meteorological Department has predicted Meghraja to hit North Gujarat today.
Due to the effect of low pressure in North Gujarat, during the next four days, moderate to heavy rains
will occur in areas including Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Patan, and Mehsana in North Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Anand, Kheda, Vadodara in Central Gujarat and Panchmahal, Chotaudepur, Valsad in South Gujarat and heavy to very heavy in some areas. There is a possibility of rain. Due to low pressure, light to moderate rain will start in Ahmedabad late at night on Friday, and the Meteorological Department has expressed medium to heavy rain on Saturday-Sunday.
