KOCHI: After several days of intense rainfall, the southwest monsoon was weak on Friday. India meteorological department (IMD) said that isolated heavy rainfall will continue at several places in the state which will continue till Sunday.
Most rains will be in the evenings along with thunderstorms and lightning accompanied by strong winds.
Day temperatures shot up in some places including Alappuzha, Cial Kochi, Kannur, Kottayam and Kozhikode which recorded the highest maximum temperature of 33C while Punalur recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 22C.
The highest rainfall was recorded from Thodupuzha at 8cm. Kanjirapuzha got 6cm while Poonjar received 5cm. Palakkad and Myladumpara recorded 4cm of rainfall each.
Meanwhile, central districts of Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad and Malappuram are on yellow alert for 7-11 cm on Saturday while Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Idukki, Kozhikode and Wayanad are on alert for isolated heavy rainfall on Sunday. There’s a strong warning for thunderstorms with lightning.
On Monday, an orange alert due to very heavy rainfall was sounded for Kottayam, Idukki, Palakkad and Malappuram as the northeast monsoon is likely to arrive the next day. Yellow alert has been issued for all other districts except Alappuzha, Kannur and Kasaragod on the same day.
