Maximum temperature may hit 38°C in Ahmedabad
Thursday was Ahmedabad's hottest February day in seven years
The maximum temperature in Ahmedabad will likely touch 38 degrees celsius on Saturday, whereas in parts of North Gujarat, Saurashtra and Kutch it could 38°C to 40°C, according to the forecast by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday.
If the maximum temperature in Ahmedabad does indeed touch 38°C, it will be a 20-year high for a February day.
Thursday was Ahmedabad's hottest February day in seven years. Kutch breached 40°C on Thursday.
On Friday, the maximum temperature in the city was 37.3°C, which was 6.5 degrees higher than normal, whereas the minimum was 0.4 degrees below normal at 14.3°C.
'No large change in minimum temperatures during next three days. Thereafter, fall by two-three degrees during subsequent three days very likely over the region.
Maximum temperatures very likely in the range of 38-40 degrees celsius in part of North Gujarat and Saurashtra-Kutch during next two days,' the IMD forecast states.
