Gujarat Weather Today: Light to moderate rain or thundershowers with scattered showers are likely at some places in North and Central Gujarat. The areas will include - Banaskantha, Vav-Tharad, Patan, Vadodara, Chhota Udepur, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Anand, Panchmahal, Dahod and Mahisagar districts.

Similar rainfall conditions are forecast for South Gujarat. The areas include - Narmada, Bharuch, Surat, Dang, Tapi, Navsari, Valsad as well as Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

Light to moderate rain with thunderstorms may be recorded in areas of Saurashtra and Kutch. The areas include - Surendranagar, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Morbi, Dwarka, Gir Somnath, Botad, Kutch and Diu.

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India Monsoon Update

According to the latest update released by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), a severe warning for heavy rain and strong thunderstorms has been issued in 15 states in the next few hours.The monsoon has become very active in north-west, east and north-east India, due to which states including Uttar Pradesh and Bihar may receive light to very heavy rainfall. During this time, there is a possibility of wind blowing at a speed of 40 to 70 kmph and lightning.

According to the IMD report, several cyclonic circulations and trough lines have been activated simultaneously in various parts of the country. Due to this system, the rainy conditions will continue in North India and North-Eastern states.

On Sunday, there is a possibility of heavy rainfall in Assam, Meghalaya, West Bengal and Sikkim. On the other hand, hilly areas like Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh may experience heavy to very heavy rainfall and cloudburst at some places.

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Alert Issued For 15 States

IMD has issued an alert for strong winds and thunder and lightning in 15 states including East Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. The wind speed is likely to reach 40 to 60 kmph in these areas.