Ahmedabad: The city and state are experiencing rising temperatures with no immediate monsoon relief in sight. On Saturday, Ahmedabad recorded a maximum temperature of 39.4°C, 1.9 degrees below normal, while the minimum was 28°C, 0.1 degrees lower than normal.On Saturday, no taluka in the state recorded rainfall, according to data from the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC). “Day temperatures rose appreciably in parts of Gujarat; no large change over the rest of the region,” mentioned the India Meteorological Department (IMD) bulletin.The northern limit for the southwest monsoon continues to pass through Mumbai and Ahilyanagar in Maharashtra and Puri in Odisha. Senior IMD officers said that the monsoon trough has not gained enough traction for the northward journey, and chances are slim for significant rainfall in several states, including Gujarat, in the next few days. Thus, for the state, the spell of hot and humid weather will continue, they added.The IMD forecast indicated no major change in temperatures in the region over the next seven days. At 40.1°C, Surendranagar recorded the highest maximum temperature on Saturday in Gujarat, followed by 39.4°C in Ahmedabad and Bhavnagar, and 39.3°C in Rajkot.MSID:: 121538388 413 |