Wait another week for rain in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabadis will have to wait for rains for one more week as the weather department does not see much rains. Even as the progress of monsoon has slowed down, certain parts of south Gujarat did receive some rains and the region will continue to get isolated rains during the week.

The maximum temperature in Ahmedabad city will remain in the range of 40 degree Celsius to 41 degree Celsius.

"Rainfall occurred at isolated places over South Gujarat region and at some places in Gujarat region and Saurashtra," said a statement from Indian Meteorological Department. Parts of Jalalpore, Navsari, Choryasi, Umargam, Daman, Madhuban and Dharampur received showers. Light to moderate rains is likely at isolated places south Gujarat region in this week. Rains can expand northwards as the weekend approaches. Ahmedabad witnessed maximum temperature of 40.4-degree centigrade. However, isolated rains in south Gujarat moderated temperature. Surat recorded a maximum temperature of 32.8 degree Celsius and a minimum temperature of 26.8 degree Celsius, while Valsad recorded 34.4 degree Celsius and 22.1 degree Celsius respectively.

The year 2018 will be crucial in terms of monsoon as the state is grappling for water. Apart from 2017, the other years in recent past have been very erratic in terms of late onset, large gaps between two spells of rains.

While the year 2017 was by and large normal there were no late rains, which are useful for winter and summer crops.