Monsoon clouds cover the sky in the district of Ernacula in the middle. Monsoon became active over Kerala. | Photo Credit: H. Vibhu
The southwest monsoon became active above Kerala with heavy to very heavy rain, which on Wednesday distributed different parts of the state.
Within 24 hours on Wednesday at 8:30 am, an automatic meteorological station in the Sengulam dam in the Idukki dam, the highest precipitation of 14 cm, followed by Munnar and Edamalayar Dam, Ernacula, each 13 cm. Then in Malappuram it recorded 12 cm of rain during the period, followed by cottage in Thrissur and Velhaoval in the district of IDUKKI, every 11 cm.
Intense spells probably
According to the current synopsis on Wednesday, the active state of the monsoon of the southwest monsoon will probably continue in Kerala for another seven days. The upper air cyclonic circulation lies above the Bengal Gulf of Westcentral off the north coast of Andra Pradesh and extends up to 5.8 km above the average sea level. This, along with the strong Westerlies predominantly over the area of Kerala and Lakshadweep at lower tropospheric levels, is likely to cause some intense magic of rain over the state this week.
On Thursday, Kannur and Karagod were issued an orange warning of very heavy rain in 24 hours for Kannur and Karagod, and the yellow warning warning of an isolated heavy rain for the rest of the state, with the exception of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamity and Alappuzha.
Published – June 11, 2025 20:43
