5/2015(3.7)/2021/09/26/01 DATE: 26/09/2021

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Very heavy rainfall occurred at isolated places in Banaskantha district of North region. Rainfall occurred ata few places over Gujarat region and at isolated places over Saurashtra-Kutch during 24 hours ending 0830 hours IST of 26-09-2021.

Synoptic situation:- Morning’s cyclonic circulation over Northeast Arabian Sea extending upto 3.1 km above mean sea level tiltingsouth-westwards with height persists. Morning’s cyclonic circulation over northwest & neighborhood extending upto 4.5 km above mean sealevel persists.

LOCAL FORECAST FOR AHMEDABAD:-Light to moderate rain/thundershowers very likely.

TODAY’S MAX. TEMP:32.1°C DEP:-2.6 °C TODAY’S MIN. TEMP: 25.2 °C DEP:+0.7°C R. H. RECORDED AT 0830 HRS IST 094 % R. H. RECORDED AT 1730 HRS IST079% RAINFALL FROM 25/0830 HRS IST TO26/0830 HRS IST:010.6MM RAINFALL FROM 26/0830 HRS IST TO 26/1730 HRS IST:000.0MM

SEASONAL TOTAL RAINFALL (FROM 01/06/2021 TO TODAY’S 0830 HRS IST) =534.6MM

DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL: -212.6MM

SUN RISE: 06:30 HRS IST MOON RISE 22:44 HRS IST SUN SET: 18:31 HRS IST MOON SET:11:49HRS IST

STATE FORECAST: - DAY-1 (Valid from time of origin to 0830 Hrs. IST of 27/09/2021):- Light to Moderate rain/thundershowers very likely at many places in all the districts of Gujarat region and in Daman & Dadra Nagar Haveli; at a few places in all the districts of Saurashtra-Kutch and in Diu. DAY-2(Valid from 0830 Hrs. IST of 27/09/2021 to 0830 Hrs. IST of 28/09/2021):- Light to Moderate rain/thundershowers very likely at many places in all the districts of Gujarat region and in Daman & Dadra Nagar Haveli; at a few places in all the districts of Saurashtra-Kutch and in Diu. DAY-3(Valid from 0830 Hrs. IST of 28/09/2021 to 0830 Hrs. IST of 29/09/2021):- Light to Moderate rain/thundershowers very likely at most places in all the districts of Gujarat region and in Daman & Dadra Nagar Haveli; at many places in all the districts of Saurashtra-Kutch and in Diu. DAY-4 (Valid from 0830 Hrs. IST of 29/09/2021 to 0830 Hrs. IST of 30/09/2021):- Light to Moderate rain/thundershowers very likely at most places in all the districts of Gujarat region, Saurashtra-Kutch and in Diu, Daman & Dadra Nagar Haveli. DAY-5(Valid from 0830 Hrs. IST of 30/09/2021 to 0830 Hrs. IST of 01/10/2021):- Light to Moderate rain/thundershowers very likely at most places in all the districts of Saurashtra-Kutch and in Diu; at many places in all the districts of Gujarat region and in Daman & Dadra Nagar Haveli.

Weather Warning; DAY 1: Heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of Gujarat region namely Anand, Dahod, Mahisagar, Banaskantha, Chhota Udepur and Narmada. Light to moderate thunderstorm with lightning and surface wind 40 to 60 kmph (in gust) accompanied with light to moderate rain very likely at isolated places in all the districts of Gujarat region, Saurashtra-Kutch and in Diu, Daman, Dadara Nagar Haveli. DAY 2: Heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the district of South Gujarat region namely Valsad and in Daman, Dadara Nagar Haveli; in the districts of Saurashtra namely Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath and in Diu. Light to moderate thunderstorm with lightning and surface wind 40 to 60 kmph (in gust) accompanied with light to moderate rain very likely at isolated places in all the districts of Gujarat region, Saurashtra-Kutch and in Diu, Daman, Dadara Nagar Haveli. DAY 3: Heavy to very heavy rains very likely at isolated places with isolated extremely heavy falls in the districts of South Gujarat region namely Navsari, Valsad and in Daman, Dadara Nagar Haveli. Heavy to very heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of South Gujarat region namely Surat and Dang ; in the district of Saurashtra namely Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath, Botad and in Diu. Heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of Gujarat region namely Anand, Panchmahal, Dahod, , Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Bharuch and Tapi; in the districts of Saurashtra namely Rajkot and Junagadh. Light to moderate thunderstorm with lightning and surface wind 40 to 60 kmph (in gust) accompanied with light to moderate rain very likely at isolated places in all the districts of Gujarat region, Saurashtra-Kutch and in Diu, Daman, Dadara Nagar Haveli. DAY 4: Heavy to very heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of South Gujarat region namely Surat, Navsari, Valsad and in Daman, Dadara Nagar Haveli; in the district of Saurashtra namely Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath and in Diu. Heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of Gujarat region namely Anand, Vadodara and Bharuch; in the districts of Saurashtra- Kutch namely Porbandar, Junagadh, Dwarka and Kutch. Light to moderate thunderstorm with lightning and surface wind 40 to 60 kmph (in gust) accompanied with light to moderate rain very likely at isolated places in all the districts of Gujarat region, Saurashtra-Kutch and in Diu, Daman, Dadara Nagar Haveli. DAY 5: Heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the district of South Gujarat region namely Surat; in the districts of Saurashtra- Kutch namely Porbandar, Junagadh, Dwarka and Kutch.

STATION MAX MIN. Rainfall Rainfall STATION MAX MIN. Rainfall Rainfall TEMP TEMP Yester- Today’s TEMP TEMP Yester- Today’s (°C) (°C) day’s 0830 hrs (°C) (°C) day’s 0830 hrs 0830 hrs to to 0830 hrs to Today’s today’s to Today’s 0830 1730 Today’s 1730 Hrs hrs(mm) hrs(mm) 0830 hrs (mm) (mm) GUJARAT REGION SAURASHTRA AHMEDABAD 32.1 25.2 010.3 000.0 AMRELI 33.2 24.3 000.0 000.0 DEESA 30.0 24.7 130.4 005.8 BHAVNAGAR 34.2 25.1 000.5 000.5 GANDHINAGAR 30.8 24.8 001.0 000.0 DWARKA 31.6 25.4 000.0 000.0 IDAR ======OKHA 30.5 25.8 000.0 000.0 V.V. NAGAR 31.1 24.9 000.0 000.0 PORBANDAR 31.6 25.8 000.0 000.0 RAJKOT 32.3 24.6 001.4 000.0 VADODARA 32.0 26.4 000.0 030.8 31.7 26.6 000.0 000.0 SURAT 32.4 25.0 008.2 000.0 DIU 32.2 25.3 000.0 000.0 VALSAD 29.5 19.0 000.0 010.0 SURENDRANAGAR 31.8 24.2 000.0 000.0 DAMAN 31.4 25.4 000.0 013.0 MAHUVA 32.2 24.5 000.0 000.0 KUTCH KESHOD 31.8 23.8 000.0 000.0 BHUJ 34.8 24.2 000.5 000.0 K. MANDVI ======NALIYA 32.6 26.0 000.0 000.0 KANDLA PORT 32.7 26.4 000.0 000.0 KANDLA AIRPORT 33.6 25.6 000.0 000.0