IMD forecasts light rains in most parts of Gujarat as 2026 rings in

For the last few days, both maximum and minimum temperatures are above normal across centres in the state. On Tuesday too, while the maximum temperature was between 1-2 degrees above normal, it was the night time temperatures that recorded a major departure— 0.5-4.6 degrees-above normal — in the state.

The IMD cited the wind pattern as the reason for the major shift. “The northerly winds bring the temperature down while the south westerly and easterly winds which are prevailing at present result in higher temperatures,” Das added.
However, with the rainfall, the temperature is expected to fall in the next two days by 2-3 degrees but it may rise again by 2-3 degrees by the end of the week.

“There will be a fall in the coming two days followed by a gradual rise in the temperature by 2-3 degrees,” the IMD regional director said.

On Tuesday, Surat recorded the highest maximum temperature of 30.7 degrees Celsius (though no departure from normal temperature) followed by Vadodara at 30.6 degrees Celsius (1 degree higher than the normal temperature), Rajkot 30.3 (2 degrees higher than normal), Ahmedabad 29.6 degree (1.7 degree higher than normal), Porbandar 29.5, Bhuj 29.3, Naliya and Deesa 28.6 degree Celsius.

Similarly, the minimum temperature was the lowest at Naliya at 12.6 degrees Celsius (3.1 degrees higher than normal), Amreli 13.2, Deesa 13.6 (3.3 degrees higher), Ahmedabad 14.8 (2.6 degrees higher), Gandhinagar 14 (2.1 degrees higher) and Bhuj 15.7 degree Celsius (4.6 degrees higher than the normal temperature), the weather department data revealed.