An orange alert was issued for two districts in Kerala on Wednesday morning, June 10, by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). IMD has predicted thunderstorms, moderate rainfall and strong winds in several parts of the region as the southwest monsoon continues.
Kerala weather update
An orange alert was issued for Alappuzha and Ernakulam districts in Kerala for three hours starting 10am on Wednesday morning. Currently, the entire remains under a yellow alert warning.
The fresh warnings come after orange alert was was issued for Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod on Monday, June 8, and for Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod on Tuesday, June 9. An orange alert indicates heavy rainfall between 11 cm and 20 cm.
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Thunderstorms with moderate rainfall and surface winds ranging from 40 kmph to 50 kmph were predicted in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod besides Alappuzha and Ernakulam in Kerala.
{{/usCountry}}Thunderstorms with moderate rainfall and surface winds ranging from 40 kmph to 50 kmph were predicted in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod besides Alappuzha and Ernakulam in Kerala.
{{/usCountry}}On Tuesday, heavy rains and strong winds lashed several parts of Kerala particularly in northern areas resulting in waterlogging. Some areas were evacuated by authorities as a precautionary measure.
Weather forecast
As of Wednesday, June 10, the maximum temperature in Thiruvananthapuram is expected to range from 32.6 degrees Celsius to 26 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature will range from 27.7 degrees Celsius to 23.4 degrees Celsius.
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Similar conditions are expected to continue on Thursday, June 11. A generally cloudy sky is expected with occasional spells of rain or thundershowers. Strong surface winds are expected to blow on both days.
The southwest monsoon has now further advanced into some parts of the west-central and entire northeast Bay of Bengal, as well as additional areas of the northwest Bay of Bengal. Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram have been engulfed by monsoon along with parts of Tripura, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh as of June 7.
As per IMD's predictions, conditions remain favourable for the monsoon to further advance into Maharashtra and Karnataka, as well as some areas of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, over the next few days.
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Despite no urgent cause for concern, communities living in vulnerable areas have been advised to remain vigilant of monsoon activity in the area.