On Friday, pedestrians caught in the rain near the Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram. IMD predicted continuous rainfall in most parts of the state, as the southwest monsoon intensifies. | Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran / The Hindu
Given that southwestern monsoon precipitation shows signs of intensification over Keral in the next few days, the Indian meteorological department (IMD) has released several red, orange and yellow warnings for several districts.
Kannur and Kasaragod district were on Saturday for extreme rainfall on Red Alert. Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Wayanad and Kozhikode are on orange alerts of isolated heavy to very heavy precipitation. A yellow warning was issued for isolated heavy rainfall on Saturday.
According to IMD update at 16:00 on Friday, Kerala can expect that at least 17 June at least 17th June can be an intden -deductible raincare activity.
The activity of precipitation intensified under the influence of the cyclonic circulation of the upper air above the northern interior of Karnataka and the adjacent telangana and Rayalaseem and the riverbed, which leads from the southern coastal Odisha to the Western Arab Sea through the upper cyonic circulation.
Strong winds
IMD also warned that insulated places in Kerala and Lakshadweep are likely to experience strong surface winds with a speed occasionally reaching 50 to 60 km / h from Saturday to Monday.
After the beginning of the monsoon nad Keralou 24 May this year, the southern state experienced an intense collision in the following days. This was followed by peace in the rainfall activity. According to IMD, the region of Keral and Mahe received 65% less precipitation than normal for a seven -day period in June 11 to June 11.
Published – June 13, 2025 17:07
