Gujarat experienced heatwave conditions on Sunday during local body elections, with temperatures exceeding 40°C in several areas. The India Meteorological Department issued a heatwave alert for districts including Surat, Patan and Rajkot until April 28 morning. Kandla Airport recorded the state's highest of 45.2°C.
Gujarat reeled under heatwave conditions on Sunday, the day of local body elections, with temperatures above 40°C in several polling centres across the state. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heatwave warning for districts including Surat, Patan, Rajkot, Porbandar, Surendranagar, Morbi, Kutch, Ahmedabad and Botad until April 28 morning.
Kandla Airport recorded the highest temperature in Gujarat at 45.2°C, followed by Ahmedabad at 44.8°C, Amreli 44.5°C, Rajkot 44.4°C, Surendranagar 44.3°C, Gandhinagar 44.2°C, Bhuj 43.8°C, Keshod 43.2°C, Vadodara 43°C, Deesa 42.8°C, and Surat and Bhavnagar at 41.6°C. Maximum temperatures were more than 4°C above normal, while nighttime temperatures ranged between 21°C and nearly 29°C statewide.
According to the IMD forecast, no major change in maximum temperatures is expected until April 28, after which a gradual fall of 2-3°C is likely. Temperatures are very likely to remain in the 41-45°C range in inland pockets of Gujarat and 35-40°C in isolated coastal areas.
