The Meteorological Observatory,
Ahmedabad was established on
18 th January 1893 and the
Meteorological Centre,
Ahmedabad was established in
October 1974. It had limited staff and few units at the time of establishment but with time the
1) Heavy rainfall
2) Cyclone
3) Cold Waves
4) Heat waves activities and responsibilities of
Met Centre, Ahmedabad has increased in all fields, for rendering the Meteorological services to the general public of the state of Gujarat, and Union
Territory of Diu, Daman Dadra,
Nagar and Haveli and the concerned departments of
Central and State Governments like Agriculture, Irrigation,
Power, Flood Control, Relief and
Rehabilitation, Roadways and
Railways etc.,
Issue of Weather Forecast,
Severe Weather Warnings and
Climatological Services to:
a) General Public and Press b) State Government c) Agriculture d) Power e) Irrigation f) VVIP Visits g) Research Institution h) Railways i) Aviation j) Ports and Fisheries k)
1.
Digital Met Data Dissemination
(DMDD) a ground based satellite
System for reception and dissemination of meteorological information.
2.
High Speed Data Terminal (HSDT)
System, a 256 Kbps Data Circuit for transmission and reception of meteorological data.
3.
High Performance Computing System
(HPCS) a platform for high resolution weather modeling.
4.
Inter Voice Responsive
System (IVRS)
5. VSAT
6. Cyclone Warning
Dissemination System
(CWDS)
7. Surface Observatory
(i) Manual
(ii) Automatic Weather Station
8. Pilot Balloon Observatory
9. Radiosonde and Radiowind
Sport and Tourism l) Industries
Observatory
10.X-Band Weather RADAR

11. Automatic Radiation Sensor
1) Flood Meteorological Office.
2) Cyclone Warning
Dissemination System
3) Agricultural Advisory Unit
4) Weather RADAR
5) Radiosonde and Radio wind
Unit
6) Surface & Pilot Balloon Unit
7) Radiation Unit
8) Inspectorate Unit
9) Aviation Meteorological Office
(AMO)
10) Cyclone Warning Centre
(A) Non-Aviation Forecast
Services:
 Local Forecast (for 24 hours) for
Ahmedabad and neighborhood along with the observational data is provided to All India Radio
Ahmedabad, Local Cable TV, Print
Media once a day regularly and more times on their requirement and edited/updated on IVRS four times a day.
 Local forecast for Ahmedabad,
Rajkot, Bhuj and Surat (along with year wise and month wise average values of meteorological parameters for last ten years and over all extreme values) and for three days are issued/updated/edited on IMD and RMC, New Delhi Websites once a day.
 General Weather Bulletins to
All India Radio Ahmedabad,
Rajkot, Vadodara, Surat, Bhuj once a day containing past 24 hours summary of weather and temperatures etc. in respect of the Gujarat state, special warning for various public services i.e.Private, Revenue, Police,
Public works, Railways and
Irrigation,. Forecast (for Rainfall and Temperature Change etc.) for next 48 hours and Adverse
Weather Warning (for Heavy/Very
Heavy Rain/ Snow, High/ Low
Temperatures, Frost, Gail/Strong
Winds etc.), as and when required.
 Farmers Weather Bulletins to
AIR Ahmedabad, Vadodara,
Rajkot, Surat, Bhuj twice a day containing Farmers Forecast (for
Rainfall, and Temperature Change etc) for next 48 hours, Adverse
Weather Warning (for Heavy/Very
Heavy Rain/ Snow, High/ Low
Temperatures, Frost, Gail/Strong
Winds etc.), as and when required, and outlook for next
 consequent two days.
Quantitative Precipitation forecast for Sabarmati, Banas,
Narmada, Tapi, Mahi,
Damanganga catchment Areas along with Heavy rainfall warning and outlook for next consequent two days to Central Water
Commission (CWC) authority once a day in monsoon period and twice during Flood Alert.
 Heavy Rainfall/ Strong Winds
Warnings to various Registered
Warnees including State
Revenue, Agriculture, Irrigation,
Railways, Waterworks, Canals, etc as and when required .
 Low Temperatures Warning to
State Government authorities as and when required.

 Daily and Weekly Weather
Reports for the area are prepared regularly and provided to various Government and Non-
Government Subscribers.
 Coastal Bulletins for coastal
area of Gujarat are issued twice daily to coast guards. Cyclone
Alerts and warnings are issued during Cyclone in
Arabian Sea to Concerned
Collectors, Relief Commissioner,
Chief Secretary, AIR and Press.
Port and fisheries Warnings are issued for Port and Fisheries
Officials.
(B) Services to Agriculture sector (Agromet
Advisory Services):
For preparation of
Districtwise Agromet Advisory by different AMFU’s and District
Agriculture Officers in Gujarat, the
District Wise Quantitative Five Days
Weather Forecast for various meteorological parameters, The
State Composite Agromet Bulletins are prepared by this office on every
Tuesday and Friday for both the states and is further disseminated to
State Media, Senior Functionaries of
State Deptts. and to Agrimet Division
Pune.
(C) Seismological Services
 The Earthquake Reports are provided to the media and is also incorporated in Daily
Weather Report. On requirement the requisite information is also made available from IMD Head quarter, New Delhi.
 The Seismicity Map, Seismic
Zoning Map and main earthquake information is also available on IMD and Met
Centre, Ahmedabad website.
(D) Aviation Services
 Half hourly METAR(Met Report) and three hurly TAFOR(Terminal
Aerodrome report) provided to
AAI and all airlines
 Aerodrome Warning issued in case of significant weather like thunderstorm,duststorm etc
 Special Aviation Forecasts are issued on occasion of the
visits of VVIPs in the area i.e.
Gujarat
 Forecast of weather and
Temperatures is issued to
Ahmedabad Administration on occasion of VVIP visits.
 Weather Forecast for cricket
match and other sports is provided to organizers or media on requirements.
 Other Various Weather
Services or Information required by organizations of the
Central and State Govts. e.g.
Agriculture, Irrigation Revenue,
Industries, Health,
Education,Environment,Tourism and Sports are either provided them by Meteorological centre,
Ahmedabad or arranged from the New Delhi Head Quarter.
4. Websites of India
Meteorological Department
The various forecast models and other seismological climatological, and current information etc. are available on the
Met Centre, Ahmedabad website
‘imdahm.gov.in and IMD website
“imd.gov.in”
5.
Research & Development

The officers and staff of
Meteorological Centre, Ahmedabad perform the research work also by sparing time from their routine administrative and operational work.
Various research papers and scientific reports have been submitted by them for publication in the national and international journals.
 About 35 Automatic Weather
Stations have been installed in
Gujarat and 66 Automatic
Rain-Gauges have been installed under first phase of the modernization Programme of IMD.
 A High Speed Data
Computing System has been installed at Meteorological
Centre, Ahmedabad and Model products are generated and also displayed in local website.
 For regular watch on the weather in Gujarat and adjoining area Doppler
Weather Radar is been installed at CDR Bhuj and in
the second phase they will be installed at Met Centre,
Ahmedabad and at Veraval.
 Dedicated Weather Channel:
Under Modernization Plan
of IMD (India Meteorological
Department) a Dedicated
Weather Channel is already in pipe line which will disseminate weather forecast, warnings meteorological, and other agrometeorological and climatological information in different languages including
Gujarati.
 Inspection of Observatories,
AWSs and ARGs:
The inspection of the observatories, AWS under jurisdiction of M.C.
Ahmedabad is being done by staff and officers of this Office under Inspectorate Section.
 Data Bank:
Maintenance and supply of meteorological data for catering to the needs of various agencies (Govt and
Private) of Gujarat State is maintained under technical unit.
For further details Contact:
Director. Meteorological Centre,
RS/RW Building, Airport Colony,
Ahmedabad.
Phone : 079- 22865165,
22865012, 22861413
Fax : 07922865449, 22864742
Toll free No.: 1800180171