As people in Gujarat grapple with the intense heat of May, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted unseasonal rains accompanied by strong winds in several parts of the state.
According to the IMD data, due to a western disturbance, unseasonal rains were likely to occur in Mahisagar, Dahod, Chhotaudepur, Narmada, Surat, Tapi, Navsari, Dang, and Valsad today.
Hailstorm-accompanied unseasonal rains have already lashed parts of Dang district, including Saputara and Samgahan.
On May 13, unseasonal rains are “very likely to occur” in Sabarkantha, Aravalli, Mahisagar, Panchmahal, Dahod, Vadodara, Chhotaudepur, Narmada, Bharuch, Surat, Tapi, Dang, Navsari, and Valsad, reads the data.
Rains are also likely in Patan, Banaskantha, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Kheda, Mahisagar, Anand, Vadodara, Panchmahal, Dahod, Chhotaudepur, Bharuch, Narmada, Surat, Tapi, Dang, Navsari, Valsad, Bhavnagar, Amreli, and Gir-Somnath districts on May 14.
On May 15, rains are likely in Rajkot, Gir-Somnath, Amreli, Botad, Bhavnagar, Surendranagar, Patan, Banaskantha, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Aravalli, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Anand, Kheda, Mahisagar, Panchmahal, Dahod, Chhotaudepur, Vadodara, Bharuch, Narmada, Surat, Tapi, Dang, Navsari, and Valsad, IMD data states.
In addition, unseasonal rains may occur in Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, and Gir-Somnath on May 16.
Weather expert Ambalal Patel opines that pre-monsoon activity will start in the coming days, due to which unseasonal rains with thunderstorms are likely to occur in many districts of the state.
He also reiterates the possibility of heavy rains with strong winds in Central Gujarat between May 12 and 16.