The recent rise in temperature has left Amdavadis wondering about the winter. But cold winds on Wednesday proved that winter is very much here and is in no hurry to leave, even as citizens weathered the cold wave and winds and huddled around small bonfires sipping hot tea.
The Met department has warned that weather may continue to be cold and windy for the next two days with temperatures likely to rise from Saturday. Naliya, meanwhile, recorded lowest temperature in the region at 0.8 degree Celsius and Mt Abu, a popular tourist destination for Amdavadis, froze at zero degree.
Quite chillingly, Ahmedabad's lowest temperature recorded on Wednesday was 9.4 degree Celsius, five degrees below normal. The temperature recorded on Wednesday was the lowest recorded for February in the last three years. The lowest temperature recorded for the month in 2011 was 12.6 degree Celsius, while in both 2010 and 2009 it was 11.6 degree C. The maximum temperature on Wednesday was 21.9 C.
"The cold wave will continue for two more days. Temperature is likely to rise from Saturday. Day time temperatures will be low and it will be windy as well," said Kamaljit Ray, IMD director, Gujarat.
Cold wave conditions are caused by northerly winds and as they reduce and become easterly, temperature will rise. Leena Dave, parent and resident of Bopal said sudden change in temperature has caught them unawares.
"It was so hot in the last few days and suddenly it turned chilly and windy. I couldn't part with my sweater for the whole day. Schools should delay timings if it continues to be this cold," said Dave.
Severe cold wave conditions prevailed in parts of Saurashtra and Kutch and other parts of Gujarat on Wednesday. Night temperatures also fell markedly in large parts of Saurashtra and Kutch.
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