The southwest monsoon has begun advancing into Gujarat and the Arabian Sea. Meteorologists anticipate it will continue spreading across Gujarat and the northern Arabian Sea in the coming week. Typically, the monsoon reaches Gujarat by June 15 and reaches cities like Ahmedabad and other parts of Saurashtra around June 20th.
First Rain Ahmedabad:
Ahmedabad experienced its first significant rainfall of Monsoon 2024, with up to 3.5 inches of rainfall in 24 hours, primarily on Monday night. According to the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), no underpass was closed, and all the gates of the Vasna barrage on the Sabarmati River were also closed. The rainfall varied across different areas of the city. The highest amount of rain was recorded in the Naroda and Memco areas, which received nearly three and a half inches. Despite the heavy rainfall in these areas, the city kept all its underpasses open and the Vasna barrage gates closed to control the water flow.
Monsoon in Gujarat:
The IMD has issued warnings for heavy rain in specific areas like Valsad, Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli on Sunday, and Junagadh, Gir-Somnath, Bhavnagar, and Diu on Monday, with heavy to very heavy rainfall expected. Surat, Narmada, Bharuch, and Tapi are also likely to experience wet weather. Rainfall is forecasted for several districts including Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Anand, Panchmahal, Dahod, Mahisagar, Vadodara, and Chhota Udepur. Across the state, expect light to moderate rainfall with occasional heavy showers over the next seven days, starting from Sunday. According to a state government release, out of 206 reservoirs in Gujarat, two in Surendranagar district are on high alert, and another reservoir has a warning. The state government assures it is prepared to manage the situation as heavy rain continues during the monsoon.
Monsoon in other states:
The monsoon has also reached parts of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and Jharkhand, as reported by the IMD.
Weather conditions indicate that it will further progress into more areas of the north Arabian Sea, Gujarat, Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand over the next 3-4 days. On June 25th, Bihar, West Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and Haryana are expected to experience high temperatures. Heatwave conditions continue to be predicted in West Rajasthan from June 25th to June 27th. After that, a gradual decrease in the hot weather is anticipated.
