The southwest monsoon has entered Gujarat, with conditions remaining favourable for its further advance, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
While parts of south Gujarat received rainfall, north Gujarat and Saurashtra regions witnessed a rise in maximum temperatures, with Gandhinagar and Rajkot recording the highest maximum temperature of 40.5 degrees Celsius.
The IMD has forecast heavy rains at isolated places in parts of south Gujarat during the next 24 hours with moderate thunderstorms, lightning, and surface wind of 40-50 kmph.
Light to moderate rainfall is also likely in parts of Gujarat during the next seven days, it said.
