Coldwave continues in Gujarat, Mt Abu receives snowfall, temperature dips to -3°C
Updated: Dec 12th, 2024
The winter chill are likely to prevail in some places in Gujarat for two more days.
“Cold wave conditions continued to prevail at isolated pockets in the Rajkot district of Saurashtra. Weather was dry over the region,” said Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Ahmedabad on Thursday.
The city witnessed a minimum temperature of 13°C on Thursday.
IMD’s latest forecast suggests a coldwave in Gujarat for Friday and Saturday.
On Wednesday, Naliya witnessed the lowest temperature at 7.8°C, 3.1°C lower than usual.
Rajkot received 4.8°C lower than usual with 9.1°C on Wednesday, and Porbandar was at 11.5°C, 4°C lower than usual.
In Gujarat’s very own neighbourhood hill station Mount Abu, temperatures have plummeted to -3°C, blanketing the area in sheets of frost.
December’s end paints a unique charm to Mount Abu, a hill station which is 200 km away from Ahmedabad. A large number of tourists from Gujarat and other states visit to experience the winter chill. Wednesday night and early Thursday morning Mt Abu witnessed a sheet of frost covering the area, and ice was seen on vehicles.
Temperatures across Gujarat
| Place | Temperature |
|---|---|
| Ahmedabad | 13°C |
| Amreli | 12.4°C |
| Vadodara | 13.2°C |
| Bhavanagar | 13.8°C |
| Bhuj | 11.4°C |
| Dahod | 10.3°C |
| Deesa | 10.5°C |
| Gandhinagar | 13.2°C |
| Jamnagar | 13.2°C |
| Naliya | 7.8°C |
| Surat | 15.2°C |
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