AHMEDABAD: Despite northwesterly to northerly winds prevailing over the region, the temperatures have not seen a rise as had been expected — against 9°C on Saturday, the minimum temperature on Sunday was 8.8°C, making it the fourth consecutive day with minimum temperature below 10°C for the city.
On the other hand, the maximum temperature rose slightly to 31.3°C compared to 30°C on Saturday. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the minimum temperature may rise to 11°C on Monday.
“Gradual rise in minimum temperatures by 2-4 degrees during next 4 days is very likely over the region,” mentioned the forecast.
At 6.3°C, state capital Gandhinagar was again the coldest weather station in Gujarat. Naliya (7.8°C), Keshod (9.5°C) and Deesa (9.8°C) were the other centres with below 10°C minimum temperature.