Surat: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for some districts of Gujarat during September 4–6 as extremely heavy rains are likely to lash these places. With a low-pressure area formed above the Bay of Bengal, widespread rains are likely to affect Gujarat as well as other parts of the country.

As per the IMD bulletin, heavy rains are very likely at isolated places in the districts of Gujarat region, namely Sabarkantha, Aravalli, Panchmahal, Dahod, Mahisagar, Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Surat, Dang, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi, and in Daman, Dadra, and Nagar Haveli on September 3.

On September 4, a red alert with a forecast of heavy to very heavy rains at isolated places, with isolated extremely heavy falls, is issued for Narmada and Tapi, while Chhota Udepur, Bharuch, Surat, Dang, Navsari, Valsad, and Daman, Dadra, and Nagar Haveli are on orange alert. Heavy rains are very likely at isolated places in the districts of Gujarat region, namely Kheda, Anand, Panchmahal, Dahod, Mahisagar, and Vadodara; in the districts of Saurashtra-Kutch, namely Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath, Botad, and in Diu.

On September 5, a red alert has been sounded for Surat, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi, and in Daman, Dadra, and Nagar Haveli, while an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rain will remain in effect in Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Bharuch, and Dang; in the districts of Saurashtra-Kutch, namely Amreli, Bhavnagar, and Botad. Additionally, Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Anand, Panchmahal, Dahod, Mahisagar, Vadodara, Surendranagar, Rajkot, Junagadh, Gir Somnath, and Diu may also witness heavy rains.

On September 6, Dang, Navsari, Valsad, and Daman, Dadra, and Nagar Haveli are under red alert, and orange alert is in place for Surendranagar, Rajkot, Aravalli, Mahisagar, Narmada, Bharuch, Surat, Tapi, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Morbi, and Botad. Furthermore, the rest of the districts are also under warning for heavy rains.

On September 7, some relief is expected as only Surendranagar and Rajkot remain under an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rain. While Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Anand, Panchmahal, Dahod, Mahisagar, and Vadodara; and in the region of Saurashtra-Kutch, namely Amreli, Bhavnagar, Morbi, Botad, and Kutch are still expected to receive heavy rains.

Regarding the weather systems, the IMD bulletin states that a well-marked low-pressure area is currently positioned over the northwest Bay of Bengal, off the north Odisha coast, as of 2:30 PM IST today, September 3, 2025. The associated cyclonic circulation extends up to 7.6 km above mean sea level and tilts southwestwards with height. This system is expected to move west-northwestwards, crossing north Odisha, adjoining Jharkhand, and north Chhattisgarh within the next 24 hours.

Furthermore, the monsoon trough at mean sea level passes through key locations, including Bikaner, Jaipur, Damoh, Sambalpur, and the center of this low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal, continuing southeastwards to the east-central Bay of Bengal. DeshGujarat