Met issues thunderstorm and gusty wind warning for parts of Gujarat, low pressure over Arabian sea to cause spells of non-seasonal rain too

Ahmedabad: Due to a low pressure area over Arabian sea off South Gujarat, spells of light to moderate ‘non-seasonal’ rain are likely today and next four days and the met department has even issued thunderstorm and gusty wind related warnings for Southern parts of the state for tomorrow and the day after.

Meanwhile parts of Valsad district in South Gujarat as predicted today saw light rain and thunderstorm this evening.

Senior Meteorologist of IMD center here, Manorama Mohanty said that the rain would be mostly light with cloudy weather but on day after tomorrow some spells of moderate rain were also expected.

She said that the south west monsoon has already withdrawn from Gujarat and whole of India. The western state during Monsoon this year had received nearly 142% rain.

Meanwhile, the weather warning for tomorrow and the day after and the general weather forecast for five days including today is as follows –
WARNINGS-

DAY 1 (Today): NIL

DAY 2: Thunderstorm and lightning accompanied with gusty wind (30-40kmph) very likely at isolated places in the districts of South Gujarat region namely
Dangs, Valsad, Navsari and in Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli.

DAY 3: Thunderstorm and lightning accompanied with gusty wind (30-40kmph) very likely at isolated places in the districts of South Gujarat region namely
Surat, Tapi, Dangs, Valsad, Navsari and in Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli.

DAY 4: NIL

DAY 5: NIL

STATE FORECAST:

DAY-1 & 2- Light rain/thundershowers very likely at isolated places in the district of South Gujarat region namely Dangs, Valsad, Navsari and in Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli. Dry weather very likely in all the districts of North Gujarat region, Saurashtra-Kutch & in Diu and remaining districts of South Gujarat region.
DAY-3- Light
rain/thundershowers very likely at a few places in the district of South Gujarat region namely Surat, Tapi, Dangs, Valsad , Navsari and in Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli; at isolated places in the district of Saurashtra namely Bhavnagar, Amreli, Gir Somnath. Dry weather very likely in all the districts of North Gujarat region, Kutch district & in Diu and remaining districts of South Gujarat region and Saurashtra.
DAY-4 – Light
rain/thundershowers very likely at isolated places in the district of South Gujarat region namely Surat, Tapi. Bharuch, Narmada, Valsad, Navsari and
in Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli. Dry weather very likely in all the districts of North Gujarat region, Saurashtra-Kutch & in Diu and remaining districts of
South Gujarat region.

DAY-5- Light rain/thundershowers very likely at isolated places in the district of South Gujarat region namely Valsad, Navsari and in Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli.
Dry weather very likely in all the districts of North Gujarat region, Saurashtra-Kutch & in Diu and remaining districts of South Gujarat region.