With the arrival of Southwest Monsoon over the state of Gujarat, numerous areas have been receiving good spells of rain and thundershowers.
In fact, during the last 24 hours, several places recorded moderate to heavy showers such as Porbandar recorded 116 mm of rain, followed by Rajkot 72 mm, Valsad 70 mm, Naliya 41 mm, Dwarka and Okha 34 mm, Surat 33 mm and Ahmedabad 29 mm of rainfall.
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All thanks to a low pressure area marked over Saurashtra region and a cyclonic circulation off Saurashtra and Kutch region. A trough is also running from this system to Bay of Bengal across Ahmedabad. With the combined effect of these weather systems, good rains are already pounding over many areas of the state including its capital city, Gandhinagar and nearby district of Ahmedabad.
Today as well, Ahmedabad will see few good spells of rain. Light to moderate rains will continue over the capital city, Gandhinagar. With these constant showers, the weather conditions have flicked from hot and humid to pleasant.
Take a look at the live lightning and thunderstorm status across Gujarat
However, these showers have affected the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi's two day trip to Gujarat. Today, Modi ji will attend the dedication of water supply schemes based on Vatrak, Mazum and Meswo Dams at Modasa. Thereafter, he will inaugurate the Textiles India 2017 Summit during the afternoon. Further, during the evening, he shall inaugurate the integrated sports and entertainment Arena Project.
With current showers, it is anticipated that these events may see occasional interruptions.
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