A'bad records max temp of 38.3°C, slim chances of rain

Time of India

a day ago

Ahmedabad: Parts of south and central Gujarat and coastal Saurashtra may receive sporadic rain in the next three days, according to a forecast by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
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On Thursday, only two talukas received more than 1mm of rainfall.
The northern limit of the southwest monsoon continued to pass through Mumbai and Ahilyanagar in Maharashtra and Puri in Odisha, as chances of its further progress in the next few days are slim, said Met department officials.
With partly cloudy weather, the city's maximum temperature remained low at 38.3 degrees celsius, which was 3.1 degrees below normal.
At 28.2 degrees, the minimum temperature was 0.1 degrees above normal. On Friday, the maximum temperature is likely to be around 38 degrees celsius with the possibility of thundershowers, according to the forecast.
At 40.8 degrees celsius, Rajkot recorded the highest maximum temperature, followed by 40.2 degrees celsius in Kandla and 40 degrees celsius in Surendranagar. All other cities and towns recorded maximum temperatures below 40 degrees celsius.