AHMEDABAD: The city may experience cold wave along with a few other parts of Gujarat on Monday and Tuesday due to the change in wind direction from existing northwesterly to northerly. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast, the minimum temperature on Monday could be 9°C.
‘Fall in minimum temperatures by 2-4 degrees during 3 days, thereafter no large change during subsequent 2 days very likely over the region,’ mentioned the forecast. A cyclonic circulation caused by western disturbance had increased the minimum temperature for the past two days.
According to IMD forecast, the cold wave warning is issued in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Patan, Mehsana, Bhavnagar, Rajkot, Porbandar, Surendranagar, Junagadh and Kutch on Monday and Tuesday. It could result in moderate temperatures, chilly winds, tolerable cold which could cause health concern for the vulnerable population.
Experts suggested avoiding prolonged exposure to cold, wearing several layers of loose-fitting woollen clothing and covering head, neck, hands for protection.
On Sunday, the city’s minimum temperature was 13.6°C, 1.4 degrees above normal. On the other hand, the day was colder with maximum temperature 5.5 degrees below normal at 22.8 degrees. Except Naliya, which recorded minimum temperature of 7.8 degrees, all other weather stations recorded minimum temperatures above 10 degrees.
