Children play football when dark clouds hover over the beach Chelllanam near Kochi. Strong winds predominate over Kerala along with heavy rainfall since Friday 25 July | Photo Credit: Thulasi Kakat
The heavy rain, accompanied by the gusts that attracted parts of the state, will probably continue for a few more days, driven by meteorological systems in the Bay of Bengal and the coastal trough created along the west coast of the country. Approximately 129 weather stations under the Indian meteorological department (IMD) reported the rain over the last 24 hours ending on Saturday at 8:30.
The area near Western Ghats wrote heavy rainfall, with Munner in IDUKKI and Ambalavayal in Winad and Ayyankunnun in Kanu, which recorded the highest run of 9 cm, each cheruthhoni and vellathoval in idikki (every 7 cm).
Through Kerala, strong winds are also over 20 knots. The wind speed was 67 km / h at the manual meteorological station in Ernacula.
The train operation to Ernacula from Thiruvananthapuram via Alappuzha was disturbed about two hours after the uprooted tree fell on the ceiling power line on the tracks near Mararicula in Alappuzha around 8.30 pm through the section through the section. In the hilly areas of the state, the incidents of the ecored trees damaging houses and blocking arterial roads were reported.
Meanwhile, IMD issued a yellow warning for nine districts, except Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthita, Alappuzha and Kottayam, where insulated heavy precipitation on Sundays is predicted.
Rain
The depression, which formed above the Bengal bay under the influence of the remains of a tropical cyclone, is expected to weaken to a well -marked low -pressure area on Sunday.
In addition, the coastline now runs along the coast of Gujarat-North Kerala and draws air loaded on moisture from the Arabian sea. The wind that returns after the western Ghats is hit and is unable to climb through the mountains, causes the formation of vortex at sea along the coast and triggers heavy spells, especially in the Ghats regions.
Meanwhile, IMD released a red warning for three districts on Saturday – IDUKKI, Ernacula and Thrissur – warning against extreme severe precipitation. Eight districts were given on Orange Alert to expect for Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Alappuzha, which predicted heavy rainfall.
However, the rain is likely to disappear after a few days in accordance with the weakening of the weather system in the Bay of Bengal.
Published – 26 July 2025 14:17
