The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a cold wave warning until January 26 due to a dip in temperatures in Gujarat on Sunday (Wednesday).
Naliya recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 7.8 degrees Celsius on Sunday, followed by Deesa at 11, Kandla Airport at 12, Gandhinagar and Rajkot at 12.7, Bhuj and Keshod at 12.8, Surendranagar at 13, Kandla Airport 13.1 and Ahmedabad at 13.6 degrees Celsius, following a brief rise in temperatures across the state.
The districts of Saurashtra, as well as Kutch, are set to experience a cold wave on Monday. Temperatures in these areas, as well as the rest of North Gujarat, are forecast to drop the next day.
"Cold wave conditions very likely at isolated pockets in the districts of North Gujarat region namely Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Patan and Mehsana; in the districts of Saurashtra-Kutch namely Bhavnagar, Rajkot, Porbandar, Surendranagar, Junagadh and Kutch," states the IMD's forecast for January 26.
In addition, light and scattered rain fell in isolated locations across South Gujarat and Saurashtra, including Dhrol in Jamnagar, Sankheda in Chhota Udepur, Dabhoi and Karjan in Vadodara, Tapi and Surendranagar's Chuda, Limbdi, and Thangadh.