As temperatures continue to rise, Ahmedabad and eight other cities of Gujarat have recorded maximum temperatures exceeding 36° C on Thursday. The forecast indicates that this will go up, with temperatures expected around 37° for at least the next week.

In Ahmedabad, the temperature reached 37.1° C, which is 1.9° above the average for this time of year. Over the past five days, the average maximum temperature in Ahmedabad has increased by approximately 3°.

The Met department has predicted that temperatures could climb as high as 38° in the next three days.

Other cities across the state reported similarly high temperatures today, with Kandla experiencing the highest at 38°.

Notable readings included 35° in Vadodara and Bhavnagar, 35.2° in Amreli and Chhota Udaipur, and 35.8° in Surat and Porbandar. Jamnagar recorded 35.9°, Rajkot 36.2°, Dwarka 36.3°, Gandhinagar 36.8°, and Bhuj 37.4°. Disa also reported a maximum temperature of 37.6°.

With such high temperatures persisting, there is growing concern about the likelihood of a warm Diwali this year.

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