Gandhinagar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued multiple weather alerts across Gujarat, Diu, Daman, and Dadra Nagar Haveli, forecasting heavy to extremely heavy rainfall for the next six days. The alerts range from Red (take action) to Orange (be prepared) and Yellow (be aware), depending on the severity of rainfall expected in different districts.

Day 1 (August 18–19)

• Forecast: Widespread light to moderate rain with thunderstorms across all districts.

• Red Alert: Heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in Dang, Tapi, Navsari, Valsad, Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli, Porbandar, Junagadh.

• Orange Alert: Heavy rain in Rajkot, Jamnagar, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Morbi, Dwarka, Gir Somnath, Botad, Kutch, Banaskantha, Patan, Sabarkantha, Aravalli, Vadodara, Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Bharuch, Surat.

• Yellow Alert: Thunderstorms with lightning and winds (30–40 kmph) likely across all other districts.

Day 2 (August 19–20)

• Forecast: Widespread rainfall continues.

• Red Alert: Isolated extremely heavy rainfall expected in Navsari, Valsad, Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli, Porbandar, Dwarka.

• Orange Alert: Very heavy rainfall likely in Bharuch, Surat, Dang, Tapi, Rajkot, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath, Diu.

• Yellow Alert: Heavy rain in Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Anand, Panchmahal, Dahod, Mahisagar, Vadodara, Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Surendranagar, Jamnagar, Morbi, Botad, Kutch.

Day 3 (August 20–21)

• Forecast: Persistent light to moderate rainfall across Gujarat.

• Red Alert: Extremely heavy rain possible in Navsari, Valsad, Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli, Amreli, Bhavnagar.

• Orange Alert: Very heavy rain in Bharuch, Surat, Dang, Tapi, Rajkot, Porbandar, Junagadh, Dwarka, Gir Somnath, Diu.

• Yellow Alert: Heavy rainfall likely in all other districts including Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Kheda, Vadodara, Chhota Udepur, Surendranagar, Jamnagar, Morbi, Botad, Kutch.

Day 4 (August 21–22)

• Forecast: Statewide rainfall with varying intensity.

• Red Alert: Very heavy rainfall expected in Jamnagar, Porbandar, Junagadh, Dwarka, Kutch.

• Orange Alert: Heavy rain in Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Anand, Panchmahal, Dahod, Mahisagar, Vadodara, Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Bharuch, Surat, Dang, Tapi, Navsari, Valsad, Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli, Surendranagar, Rajkot, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Morbi, Gir Somnath, Botad, Diu.

Day 5 (August 22–23)

• Forecast: Widespread moderate rainfall with heavy spells.

• Orange Alert: Heavy rain at isolated places in Banaskantha, Patan, Surat, Dang, Tapi, Navsari, Valsad, Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Junagadh, Morbi, Dwarka, Kutch.

• Yellow Alert: Moderate rain with thunderstorms likely in remaining districts.

Day 6 (August 23–24)

• Forecast: Rain to persist statewide.

• Red Alert: Very heavy rainfall expected in Navsari, Valsad, Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli.

• Orange Alert: Heavy rainfall likely in Banaskantha, Patan, Surat, Dang, Tapi, Jamnagar, Morbi, Dwarka, Kutch.

• Yellow Alert: Light to moderate rainfall in all other districts. DeshGujarat