AS the state is witnessing cold wave conditions, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a forecast of unseasonal rain in the districts of North Gujarat on January 28.
While the cold wave conditions are very likely to prevail in the districts of Saurashtra including Rajkot, Porbandar, Junagadh and Gir Somnath and Kutch district on Thursday, light rain <is very likely at isolated places in the districts of North Gujarat region namely Banaskantha and Patan, stated the IMD.
On Wednesday, Naliya recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 5.8 degrees Celsius, 5 degrees below normal temperature.
Other centres with temperatures below 10 degrees were Gandhinagar at 9.2 degrees Celsius, Narmada 9 degrees Celsius, Panchmahal at 7.1, Valsad 7.8, Patan 8.1, Rajkot 8.7 degrees Celsius — 4 degrees below normal temperature, Dang 8.8, Porbandar 9 degrees Celsius — 5 degrees below normal temperature, Deesa 9.8, Chhota Udepur 9.5, and Bhuj 9.7 degrees Celsius. Ahmedabad remained at 10.4 degrees Celsius and is expected to record 9 degree Celsius on Thursday.
The weather department has issued a forecast of no large change in minimum temperature during one day and thereafter, rise by 2-4 degree Celsius during subsequent 2-3 days is very likely.