Heavy rain alert for seven Kerala districts on Friday

By Express News Service

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : The India Meteorological Department has forecast remoted heavy rain on Friday in seven districts, prompting the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority to declare a yellow alert in these districts.

Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam and Idukki are anticipated to obtain 64 to 115mm of rain in 24 hours. The yellow alert will proceed for Saturday in these districts, besides Alappuzha and Ernakulam the place the climate is probably going to enhance.

The IMD forecast stated the state will proceed to obtain summer time rain, usually thunderstorms, until April 11. Initially, rain was predicted solely as much as April 8. However, the met division withdrew the forecast for a strengthening of the cyclonic circulation seen over Bay of Bengal. It has additionally withdrawn the alert issued to fishermen towards venturing into the ocean on April 8 and 9. 

The climate report stated that, on Wednesday, elements of Pathanamthitta and Ernakulam obtained the utmost rain (8-9cm). The most temperature fell probably the most in Kottayam (33°C) whereas Kozhikode recorded above regular temperature (36°C). Palakkad recorded the very best most temperature of 37°C.