Kerala rainfall alert: India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall also likely over Kerala on June 27. The weather forecasting agency has also issued yellow alerts for Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram and Wayanad districts tomorrow.
Meanwhile, an 'Orange' alert was issued in the Idukki district for tomorrow.
The IMD predicted squally weather speed reaching 40-45 kmph gusting to 50 kmph likely along & off Kerala-Karnataka-Maharashtra coasts, Lakshadweep-Comorin area, off Sri-Lanka coast, along & off Odisha-West Bengal coasts. Fishermen are advised not to venture into these areas.
Active monsoon conditions likely to continue
According to IMD, active monsoon conditions are likely to continue over East Central, Northwest and West India during the next 4-5 days. The Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of north Arabian Sea, some more parts of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab, remaining parts of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh today. Conditions are favourable for further advance of Southwest Monsoon into some more parts of Gujarat, Rajasthan, remaining parts of Haryana and Punjab during the next 2 days.
The Low Pressure Area now lies over north interior Odisha and adjoining south Jharkhand and north Chhattisgarh. It is very likely to move west-north westwards towards north Madhya Pradesh during next 2 days. The east-west trough runs from northwest Rajasthan to Northeast Bay of Bengal in lower tropospheric levels.
Forecast in other parts of India
- East & adjoining Northeast India:
A fairly widespread to widespread and light to moderate rainfall with isolated thunderstorms and lightning is very likely to continue over the region during the next 5 days. Arunachal Pradesh on June 29 and 30. Similarly, an isolated heavy rainfall is also likely over parts of East India during the next 2 days and over northeast India during the next 5 days.
- Northwest India:
Light to moderate and fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy falls are very likely over Western Himalayan region and over the plains of northwest India during the next 5 days. Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall with extremely heavy falls are very likely over East Rajasthan on 29 June, heavy to very heavy rainfall on 26, 27 & 28 June. An isolated heavy and heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely over Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh on 26 and 27 over West Uttar Pradesh on 26th June.
- Central India:
Light to moderate and fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy falls with thunderstorm & lightning are likely over the regions including Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh & Vidarbha during next 3-4 days. An isolated extremely heavy rainfall very likely over Chhattisgarh on June 26, East Madhya Pradesh on June 26 and 27, West Madhya Pradesh on June 27 and 28 and over Vidarbha on June 27.
- South India:
Light/moderate scattered to fairly widespread rainfall during the next 5 days and isolated thunderstorms and lightning very likely over the region during the next 2 days. Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall also likely over Kerala and Mahe on June 27. Isolated heavy rainfall also likely over Telangana today; Coastal Karnataka during
26th to 30th; South Interior Karnataka on June 29 and 30.
- West India:
Light or moderate fairly widespread to widespread rainfall very likely over the region during the next 5 days. Isolated Heavy to very Heavy rainfall is likely over Konkan, Goa, Gujarat and Ghat areas of Madhya
Maharashtra during June 26 to 30 June.
