A month and a half of monsoon season have passed in Gujarat, but the required rainfall has not been good yet. The rains in late July gave life to the crop. But a week of August is over, but no good showers are expected. No system is expected to be activated by August 15. The heatwave is likely to continue in Ahmedabad for the next three days,

The average rainfall is forecast for the next five days in some parts of the state. Thus far, the state has received 41 percent less rainfall. If there is no good rain in August, there will be a water shortage. In the last 24 hours, only some parts of South Gujarat have received scattered showers. 

Manorama Mohanty, director of the meteorological department, told reporters that the cloudy weather in Gujarat would remain the same. In the next five days, Ahmedabad, Dahod, Mahisagar, Panchmahal, Dang, Narmada, Navsari, Tapi, Valsad, Surat, Bharuch, Aravalli, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath, Diu, and other districts are likely to receive average rainfall for the next five days. Good rains are expected after the second week of August.

Gujarat receives good rainfall in July and August. But in July this year, Gujarat received an average of 35.37 percent rainfall. In July 2020, 42.23 percent rainfall was recorded. Gujarat has acquired 36.09 percent rainfall till August 5 this year. On August 5, 2020, 44.79 percent rainfall was recorded. There is less rainfall this year as compared to last year. The average rainfall in Gujarat is 36.09 percent. Gujarat is still receiving 41% less rainfall.