The state is unlikely to get any relief from the heat anytime soon, according to the Met department. The mercury is travelling northward and, for Saturday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast dry weather with clear skies. At present, the state is witnessing northwesterly to northerly winds, blowing at a lower level.
In a press bulletin, the IMD has predicted heat wave conditions for some areas. It stated that heat wave conditions are likely to prevail in isolated pockets in some districts in the Gujarat region – Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar and Surat. Similar weather conditions are expected in some districts of Saurashtra-Kutch region as well –Porbandar, Rajkot, Amreli, Surendranagar and Kutch.
On Saturday, the maximum temperature in the city is likely to remain at around 44 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature is likely to remain around 28 degrees Celsius. On Friday, the city recorded 43.3 degrees Celsius as the maximum temperature which was two degrees above normal while the minimum temperature recorded was 27.8 degrees Celsius which was also two degrees above the notch.
Across the state, Surendranagar recorded the highest maximum temperature at 44.4 degrees Celsius followed by Bhuj (44.2 degrees), Kandla airport (44.1 degrees) and Amreli at 44 degrees Celsius. The lowest minimum temperature across the state was recorded at Valsad which was 22.6 degrees Celsius.
