Gujarat heatwave Rajkot hottest city at 44 2 degrees Ahmedabad follows with 42 9 degrees

Gujarat heatwave: Rajkot hottest city at 44.2°C, Ahmedabad follows with 42.9°C

Gujarat grapples with scorching heat amid a heatwave this week. Over the next few days, extreme heat is expected in some areas of Kutch, north Gujarat, and south Gujarat.

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted a ‘severe heatwave’ for Kutch district on April 8-9.

“Maximum temperatures are very likely to be in the range of 41-45°C over parts of Saurashtra-Kutch region,” predicted IMD.

“Heatwave to severe heatwave conditions on April 8 and 9 is likely to prevail in Saurashtra- Kutch,” it added.

Heatwave is also predicted for the next three days in Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana and Sabarkantha, Rajkot, Morbi, Gandhinagar, Surat, Valsad, Surendranagar, Bhavnagar, and Botad.

On Tuesday, the highest temperature was recorded in Kandla at 45.3°C. Notably, a heat alert has been issued today for Kutch, Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Patan, Mehsana, Rajkot, and Morbi.

Temperatures across Gujarat

District	Temperature
Kandla Airport	45.3°C
Deesa	44.2°C
Surendranagar	44.0°C
Idar	43.2°C
Gandhinagar	43.0°C
Ahmedabad	42.9°C
Bhuj	42.9°C
Palanpur	42.9°C
Patan	42.7°C
Rajkot	41.8°C
Amreli	41.8°C
Vadodara	41.0°C
Valsad	41.0°C
Bharuch	40.7°C
Surat	40.4°C
Vallabh Vidyanagar	40.2°C
Kandla	38.5°C
Naliya	38.2°C
Dwarka	33.0°C
Okha	31.1°C
Veraval	36.0°C
Porbandar	33.8°C
Bhavnagar	39.6°C
Mahuva	39.5°C
Keshod	37.0°C
Junagadh	38.8°C

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