AHMEDABAD: With change in wind direction — from northerly to north-easterly for the past few days to north-easterly to easterly — the cold wave conditions may get milder in the coming days in several regions of the state including Ahmedabad, mentioned forecast by India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday.
Citizens on the last day of the year experienced chilly weather. On Thursday, the maximum temperature was 24C which 4 less than normal, whereas minimum temperature was of 12.4C which was 0.1 higher. The forecast for the city mentioned that the minimum temperature is likely to be around 14C on Friday.
‘Rise in minimum temperature by 2-3 degrees Celsius very likely over the region in coming 2-3 days,’ mentioned IMD website. The forecast also mentioned possibility of light rainfall in Sabarkantha and Dahod on January 2 and 3.
Cold wave conditions prevailed in Junagadh and Kutch on Thursday. At minimum temperature of 5C , Naliya was the coldest weather station, followed by 7.6C in Keshod, 8.3C in Deesa, 8.8C in Rajkot, and 9.4C in Kandla.