The IMD said that parts of Gujarat will continue to witness such conditions till March 13. | Photo credit: Vijay Soneji
As several parts of India recorded above-normal maximum temperatures on Wednesday (March 11, 2026), heat wave to severe heat wave gripped many places in Gujarat’s Saurashtra and Kutch regions and isolated areas in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
It said significantly above normal (5.1 degrees Celsius or more) maximum temperatures were recorded at most places in Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi.
West and East Rajasthan, many places in Punjab, East and West Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and East and West Madhya Pradesh, Konkan and Goa, Vidarbha and Chhattisgarh also witnessed significantly higher than normal maximum temperatures, the IMD said. In its February 28 monthly forecast, the ministry said above-normal heat days are expected in most parts of the country between March and May.
Among the places in Gujarat that experienced heatwave to severe heat conditions were Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, which recorded 7.2 degrees Celsius and 6.4 degrees Celsius above normal maximum temperatures on Wednesday (March 11, 2026).
The IMD said parts of Gujarat would continue to witness such conditions till March 13.
“Heat wave to severe heat wave very likely at many/some places over… Saurashtra and Kutch on… March 12 and heat wave conditions in isolated pockets over Gujarat region on March 12 and March 13 and over Saurashtra and Kutch on March 13,” the IMD said.
Isolated places in Assam, Meghalaya, Jammu-Kashmir Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad also witnessed well above normal maximum temperatures, the IMD said.
Published – 12 March 2026 11:56 IST
