Articles tagged under: Winter 2019

Parts of Gujarat feel ‘biting cold’ due to abnormally low maximum temperatures, Bhuj coldest

January 01, 2020
Parts of Gujarat feel ‘biting cold’ due to abnormally low maximum temperatures, Bhuj coldest

Gandhinagar: Many places in Gujarat including Ahmedabad today felt 'biting cold' due to abnormally low maximum temperatures even though technically there was no cold-wave warning for the day. Some places also saw cloudy to partly cloudy weather due to presence of a morning’s cyclonic circulation over South Gujarat and neighbourhood extending up to 1.5 km above mean sea level. Bhuj at 7 °C was coldest across the state while Naliya at 7.8 °C was second in this regard to...Read More

After a brief break, cold-wave back in parts of Gujarat, at least 8 places see mercury sliding in single digit zone

December 30, 2019
After a brief break, cold-wave back in parts of Gujarat, at least 8 places see mercury sliding in single digit zone

Gandhinagar: Cold wave conditions prevailed again today after a brief halt yesterday in parts of Gujarat with mercury sliding in to single digit zone at at-least 8 places across the state, which is highest in this regard so far this winter. Naliya at 6 °C was coldest as the maximum and minimum temperatures were up to 6 notches below normal in the state today. Cold wave conditions prevailed at isolated pockets in the districts of Saurashtra- Kutch namely Porbandar, Rajkot, Amr...Read More

Deesa coldest at 7.5°C, minimum temperatures to improve, no Cold-wave warning issued

December 29, 2019
Deesa coldest at 7.5°C, minimum temperatures to improve, no Cold-wave warning issued

Ahmedabad: Deesa in Banaskantha district of North Gujarat with the lowest temperature of 7.5°C today left Naliya (8.4°C) behind to become the coldest place across the state even as the minimum temperatures improved and the met has not issued any cold-wave warning. But as the maximum temperatures at several places including Ahmedabad were quite low, the feeling of biting cold persisted at some places. Cloudy weather was also witnessed due to the presence of a cyclonic circulation over so...Read More

Cold wave conditions in parts of Gujarat worsen to Severe category, to continue tomorrow as well, Naliya at new low of 3.6°C

December 28, 2019
Cold wave conditions in parts of Gujarat worsen to Severe category, to continue tomorrow as well, Naliya at new low of 3.6°C

Gandhinagar: Cold wave conditions worsened and continued in parts of Gujarat today with Nailya recording another all time low of this winter at 3.6 °C. Met has predicted continuation of severe cold waves in parts of the western state for at least another 24 hours. It has said that the temperatures might gradually rise after 48 hours. The minimum temperature in Naliya of Kutch district at 3.6 °C was a degree less than that of yesterday and 7 notches below normal. Deesa was...Read More

Cold wave to continue in parts of Gujarat tomorrow also, Naliya coldest at 4.6°C

December 27, 2019
Cold wave to continue in parts of Gujarat tomorrow also, Naliya coldest at 4.6°C

Gandhinagar: Cold wave conditions prevailed in parts of Kutch-Saurashtra and North Gujarat today with Naliya remaining coldest across the state with mercury dipping to the lowest of this winter so far at 4.6 degree Celsius. Met has predicted continuing of cold wave in the same areas tomorrow as well. At least 5 places recorded below 10 °C temperatures in the state. Deesa at 7.6 °C was second coldest while Bhuj and Kandla airport recorded a similar minimum of 9 °C and remain...Read More

Temperatures to fall by at least 2 to 3 °C in next couple of days across Gujarat

December 25, 2019
Temperatures to fall by at least 2 to 3 °C in next couple of days across Gujarat

Ahmedabad: Even as the minimum temperatures across Gujarat is remaining above normal at most of the places for past few days giving respite from the feeling of biting cold, the met department today said that the temperatures would fall by at least 2 to 3 degree Celsius in next couple of days. With fall in temperatures again due to fresh heavy snowfall in North India, the feeling of biting cold is likely to return at least during early morning and evening hours. However, the met...Read More

Temperatures fall by over a notch at various places, Naliya at 8.8°C coldest

December 17, 2019
Temperatures fall by over a notch at various places, Naliya at 8.8°C coldest

Ahmedabad: Temperatures fell by over a notch at various place in Gujarat today with Naliya again remaining coldest across the state at the lowest minimum of 8.8 °. Met bulletin issued by the IMD center here this evening said that there won't be any large changes in the temperatures during the next 24 hours after which it would rise gradually. Deesa in North Gujarat saw 9.8 °C of minimum temperature which was second lowest in the state. Amreli was third in this regard at ...Read More

Cold wind that is making people shiver in Gujarat also plays a role by shooing away locust army towards Pakistan

December 16, 2019
Cold wind that is making people shiver in Gujarat also plays a role by shooing away locust army towards Pakistan

Ahmedabad/Palanpur:The 'villainous' cold North Easterly wind that is making mercury fall and people shiver with cold in Gujarat has also done a 'Heroic' act by sort of shooing away the 'locust army' that has put the farmers of North Gujarat especially those of Banaskantha and Patan districts in worry for past few days. The innumerable locusts have now moved towards the little rann and were likely to move further towards Pakistan, an Agricultural officer in Palanpur today said. ...Read More

Naliya records second below 10°C temperature in Gujarat this winter

December 15, 2019
Naliya records second below 10°C temperature in Gujarat this winter

Ahmedabad : Gujarat today saw the second below 10°C temperature of this winter with Naliya recording the lowest minimum at 9.4°C even as the mercury is likely to fall further in the next two days due to persisting cold winds. According to the met bulletin issued this evening mostly Northeasterly wind was blowing which would cause a further fall of 2 to 3°C in temperatures in the next couple of days. Naliya which had earlier also recorded the first below 10 temperature of t...Read More

Amid heavy snowfall and rain in North India and changed wind pattern mercury likely to fall in Gujarat

December 13, 2019
Amid heavy snowfall and rain in North India and changed wind pattern mercury likely to fall in Gujarat

Ahmedabad:Amid heavy snowfall and rain in Northern India and changed wind pattern in Gujarat, the mercury is likely to see a fall of 3 to 4 degrees in next few days. IMD center Director and senior meteorologist Jayanta Sarkar today said that Northerly to North Easterly winds were blowing and it speed was around 15 to 20 kmph. 'In the next 3 to four days parts of the state will see a fall of 3 to 4 degree Celsius due to cold winds,' he said. Notably, the state has so far only...Read More