Pre-monsoon showers in city

Ahmedabad: Amdavadis experienced a sudden change in weather on Monday evening as the overcast sky brought light drizzles accompanied by lightning in several parts of the city. Areas such as Navrangpura, Paldi, Ambawadi, Satellite, Anandnagar, etc. recorded light showers.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials said these are pre-monsoon showers and due to a depression in the Arabian Sea, the city and district could get a few sporadic spells in next 2-3 days.

In Satellite, there was light drizzle even as strong winds swept the areas in evening.

“The weather change has come as a major relief from the oppressing heat. But one only prays the rains that lash Ahmedabad as part of Nisarg cyclone do not cause any damage or give impetus to spread of coronavirus in the city,” said Preetu Patel, a resident of Vejalpur.

Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES) received several calls over trees falling. But no one was reported injured, said officials.

‘Landfall likely between Raigad in Maha and Daman on June 3 afternoon’

Ahmedabad: India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday said that the depression in Arabian Sea now lays about 570km south-southwest of Mumbai and 800km south-southwest of Surat as on Monday night. The depression could take form of a cyclonic storm as it approaches the Gujarat and Maharashtra coasts in subsequent two days.

Jayanta Sarkar, regional director of IMD, said they are keeping a close watch on the course of the depression. “It’s likely that the landfall may take place between Raigad in Maharashtra and Daman on the afternoon of June 3. It’s going to bring heavy to very heavy rainfall with strong winds in several parts of Gujarat,” he said.

The IMD forecast on Monday stated that heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely in Navsari, Valsad, Dang, Tapi, Narmada, Surat, Bharuch, Bhavnagar and Amreli along with Union territories of Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli on June 3 and all the above-mentioned districts along with Vadodara and Chhota Udepur on June 4. Majority of the coastal districts are likely to get rainfall on both the days.

The maximum temperature on Monday was recorded in Surendranagar at 41.5C, followed by 41.2 degrees in Ahmedabad and Rajkot. ‘No large change in maximum temperature is likely over the region during next 24 hours. Thereafter a fall by 2-3 degrees is very likely over subsequent three days,’ stated the forecast.