Articles tagged under: IMD

Mercury crosses 41º Celsius in Gujarat; IMD issues heatwave warning

March 27, 2024
Mercury crosses 41º Celsius in Gujarat; IMD issues heatwave warning

Ahmedabad: Temperatures soared above the 41º Celsius mark in certain regions of Gujarat, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue warnings of impending heatwave conditions over these areas for the next two days. Several districts witnessed temperatures above 41º Celsius. The mercury reached 42.8º Celsius in the Ahmedabad airport region, while Ahmedabad as a district saw 41.1º Celsius. Amreli, Gandhinagar, Rajkot, and Surendranagar all experienced temperatures above 41�...Read More

Cyclone ‘Tej’: Gujarat ports put up distant warning signal number 2

October 21, 2023
Cyclone ‘Tej’: Gujarat ports put up distant warning signal number 2

Gandhinagar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Ahmedabad has declared that the cyclonic storm 'Tej' in the Arabian Sea will not impact Gujarat. However, due to squally winds and rough to very rough sea conditions in the Southwest and West Central Arabian Sea, all the ports along the North and South Gujarat coast are currently hoisting Signal Distant Warning II (DW II). Manorama Mohanty, the director of the Meteorological Centre in Ahmedabad, stated, "It is expected to turn into a s...Read More

IMD predicts light rain in Ahmedabad on the day of India-Pakistan match

October 12, 2023
IMD predicts light rain in Ahmedabad on the day of India-Pakistan match

Ahmedabad: The India versus Pakistan match in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup is scheduled for Saturday, October 14. However, the latest forecast from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) bring some worry for cricket enthusiasts, as it predicts light rain in Ahmedabad on Saturday. According to the latest forecast, light rain is likely to occur at isolated places in Ahmedabad and Anand on October 14. However other places in the state are going to remain dry. On October 15, light...Read More

Southwest Monsoon 2023 withdraws from parts of Gujarat

October 03, 2023
Southwest Monsoon 2023 withdraws from parts of Gujarat

Gandhinagar: The Southwest Monsoon 2023 has officially withdrawn from certain parts of Gujarat today, including Kutch, North Saurashtra, and the northern regions of the state. According to the latest bulletin from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), "Today, the Southwest Monsoon further receded from Uttarakhand, West Uttar Pradesh, and West Madhya Pradesh. It also withdrew from the remaining regions of Rajasthan and certain parts of Gujarat." "The current withdrawal line of the Sou...Read More

IMD issues fishermen warning along Gujarat coast from June 28 to July 2

June 28, 2023
IMD issues fishermen warning along Gujarat coast from June 28 to July 2

Gandhinagar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning for fishermen along the Gujarat coast, from June 28th to July 2nd. Fishermen are strongly advised against venturing into the sea along and off the Gujarat coast during this period. According to the IMD, squally weather conditions with wind speeds ranging from 40-45 kmph and gusts up to 55 kmph are highly likely to prevail along and off the Gujarat Coast from June 28th to July 2nd. Therefore, fishermen are advised not ...Read More

IMD issues fishermen warning for Gujarat coast from June 26th to June 30th

June 26, 2023
IMD issues fishermen warning for Gujarat coast from June 26th to June 30th

Gandhinagar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning for fishermen along the Gujarat coast. The warning applies to the south Gujarat coast from June 26th to June 30th and to the entire Gujarat coast on June 30th. From June 26th to June 30th, squally weather conditions with wind speeds ranging from 40-45 kmph and gusts up to 55 kmph are highly likely to prevail along and off the South Gujarat Coast. Fishermen are strongly advised against venturing into the sea along and ...Read More

IMD forecasts below-normal monsoon for Gujarat in 2023

April 12, 2023
IMD forecasts below-normal monsoon for Gujarat in 2023

Gandhinagar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has published its long-range forecast for the southwest monsoon in 2023, which predicts that Gujarat will receive "below normal" rainfall this year. According to the IMD's map, most areas of the state are expected to receive 45% to 55% of their average rainfall. Fig.1.Probability forecast of tercile categories* (below normal, normal, and above normal) for the seasonal rainfall over India during the 2023 southwest monsoon season (June -...Read More

Unseasonal rainfall in Gujarat for next 5 days: IMD

March 13, 2023
Unseasonal rainfall in Gujarat for next 5 days: IMD

Gandhinagar: The weather department of the central government has forecasted the possibility of rainfall in various parts of Gujarat during the whole week starting Monday, March 13th till Friday, March 17th. According to the IMD bulletin, “Light thunderstorm with lightning and surface wind 30- 40 kmph (in gust) accompanied with light rain very likely at isolated places in the districts of South Gujarat region namely Bharuch, Surat, Narmada, Tapi, Dang, Navsari, Valsad and in Daman, Dadara N...Read More

Unseasonal rain predicted in Gujarat for next 3 days

March 06, 2023
Unseasonal rain predicted in Gujarat for next 3 days

Gandhinagar: The weather department of the central government has forecasted the possibility of rainfall in various parts of Gujarat from 6th March to 8th March. According to the IMD bulletin, “Light to moderate rain/thundershower very likely at a few places in all the districts of South Gujarat region namely and in Daman, Dadara Nagar Haveli; in the districts of North Gujarat region namely Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Anand, Dahod and Patan ; in the districts of Saurashtra-Kutch namely Amreli...Read More

Unseasonal rain in parts of Gujarat for next 5 days: IMD

March 04, 2023
Unseasonal rain in parts of Gujarat for next 5 days: IMD

Gandhinagar: The weather department of the central government has forecasted the possibility of rainfall in various parts of Gujarat from today until March 8th, for the next five days. According to the IMD bulletin, "Light thunderstorms with lightning and surface wind 30- 40 kmph (in gust) accompanied with light rain very likely at isolated places in the districts of Banaskantha, Ahmedabad, Dang, Tapi and Vadodara; in the districts of Saurashtra- Kutch namely Surendranagar, Rajkot, Junagadh, ...Read More