Ahmedabad, Aug 13 (UNI) Monsoon remained in a 'break' mode in Gujarat for the third consecutive day on Tuesday with only seven talukas witnessed rain till evening, with Bhavnagar getting maximum of 26 mm of rainfall.

In the last 24 hours, only 47 talukas of 22 districts had seen rain with highest 23mm in Bhavnagar.

Meanwhile, met department has predicted heavy rain for Wednesday and heavy to very heavy rain for the Independence day.

Though there is no rain in last three days, various roads, including Ahmedabad-Bhavnagar highway and several rural roads, were still damaged and non-operational due to the heavy rain in Kutch and other areas.


The synoptic situation and rainfall warning is as follows-
SYNOPTIC SITUATION:
Mornin's off ­shore trough at mean sea level from Maharashtra coast to north Kerala coast persists. Generally south westerly winds are prevailing at lower levels over the region.
Weather Warning for 5 days including today -
DAY 1 (Today):NIL
DAY 2:Heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of North Gujarat region namely Dahod and Mahisagar
DAY 3:Heavy to very heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of North Gujarat region namely Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Aravalli, Mahisagar and Dahod
DAY 4: NIL
DAY 5: NIL
UNI RAJ GK 2122