The strong southwest monsoon that has hit Kerala is expected to continue for a few more days as the sea trough extends from the Maharashtra coast to the Kerala coast. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued an orange alert for heavy rain in several districts and a yellow alert for heavy rain in the southern districts.
The International Monetary Fund’s weather bulletin on Tuesday reported a sea level trough on the Maharashtra-Kerala coast. Also, cyclonic circulation occurs in and around central Gujarat. Strong westerly and south-westerly winds are passing through the low level over Kerala and Lakshadweep regions.
Fishermen are advised not to venture out to sea as wind gusts between 35 kmph to 45 kmph are likely to gust to 55 kmph along the Kerala coast.
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•Schools and colleges will remain closed in six districts of Kerala – Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Idukki, Ernakulam and Wayanad – due to the rain warning issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Over the past two days, most parts of the country have been experiencing incessant rainfall. All skill tests scheduled for that day will still go ahead.
•Thiruvananthapuram Regional Met Center has issued orange alert for Wayanad and Kannur, orange alert for Kasaragod, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrissur, Idukki and Ernakulam.
•On Wednesday, an orange alert was issued for eight districts: Wayanad, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kozhikode, Idukki, Ernakulam, Pathanamthitta and Thiruvananthapuram.
•HPG has also forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall over West Peninsula coast during next 3-4 days and Northeast India from June 27 to June 30.
•Rainfall is expected to increase over Northwest India, with heavy to very heavy rain likely from June 28 to June 30.
•In a press release, the IMD said about the southwest monsoon: “The northern boundary of the monsoon continues through Mundra, Mehsana, Udaipur, Shivpuri, Siddi, Lalitpur, Chaibasa, Haldia, Pakur, Sahibganj and Raxaul. Conditions will be favorable for the West Monsoon to advance further. in North Arabian Sea, Madhya Pradesh; parts of Rajasthan, West Bengal and Bihar; parts of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh-Gilgit-Baltistan Muzaffarabad, northern part of Punjab and northern part of Haryana for the next 3-4 days.”
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