States brace for southwest monsoon; Gujarat receives pre-monsoon showers

Several parts of Gujarat witnessed rainfall due to pre-monsoon activity Friday. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a forecast of thunderstorm accompanied with moderate rainfall in all the districts of south Gujarat and some districts of north Gujarat till Monday. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)

While rainfall occurred at isolated places in Saurashtra region and Ahmedabad, weather was dry over Kutch Friday. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)

Ahmedabad city received moderate to heavy rainfall with thunderstorm in most parts towards Friday night. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)

Meanwhile, the southwest monsoon is most likely to reach Maharashtra and Goa by early next week. A woman buys an umbrella at a shop in Thane. (Express Photo by Deepak Joshi)

In other news, rain and thunderstorms in Delhi-NCR on Friday evening brought short-lived relief from humidity and heat. (Express photo by Abhinav Saha)

The monsoon hit southern Kerala on Thursday and since then, the rainfall activity has picked up. A man holds an umbrella as he rows a boat during rain after South West monsoon made landfall in Kerala, in Kochi, Friday, June 4, 2021. (PTI Photo)