KOCHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has indicated that a cyclonic circulation is likely to emerge over South Andaman Sea and neighbourhood on Sunday. Under its influence, a low-pressure area is likely to form over southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining South Andaman Sea during the subsequent 24 hours.
Due to this, squally weather with winds of 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph will prevail over southeast Bay of Bengal on Monday. There will be isolated and scattered rainfall over Kerala on Sunday.
Meanwhile, rain occurred at one or two places on Saturday.
No large change in minimum temperature over Kerala was reported during the past 24 hours. However, it was above normal in Palakkad district and appreciably below normal in Kollam. Punalur recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 19°C.
The state recorded 36% deficiency in winter rainfall from Jan 1 to Feb 26. Large deficiencies were recorded in Kannur, Kasaragod, Palakkad, Thrissur and Wayanad. Malappuram has had no rainfall at all. Ernakulam and Idukki recorded normal, while Thiruvananthapuram was the only district with 43% excess rainfall in the state.
Skymet weather said that there's a western disturbance over Jammu and Kashmir and adjoining parts of Ladakh. Also, an induced cyclonic circulation is over the western parts of Rajasthan and adjoining areas just as the cyclonic circulation is over South Andaman Sea. A trough is extending from Odisha to Nagaland across Gangetic West Bengal and Assam.
