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2 districts on red alert today
Kochi/ Kasaragod: The IMD warned of very heavy rainfall for many districts over the next seven days. Kannur and Kasaragod are on red alert on Saturday. The state is on full alert for very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall on Sunday.
Strong westerlies are likely to prevail over Kerala and the Lakshadweep area in the lower tropospheric levels.
District collectors of Kannur and Kasaragod declared a holiday for all educational institutions for Saturday and Sunday. Schools, Anganwadis, tuition centres and Madrasas should remain closed, the collectors informed. However, examinations will be held as scheduled earlier. Further, tourism destinations in Kasaragod district will remain closed on these days, the collector said.
A strong wind warning was also issued for the state until June 17. Strong surface winds with speeds occasionally reaching 50-60kmph are likely to prevail from Saturday to Monday. Fishermen were warned to stay off the Kerala coasts as squally weather with wind speeds of 40-50kmph, gusting to 60kmph, will prevail along and off the Kerala coasts until June 17.
IMD said the upper air cyclonic circulation over north coastal Andhra Pradesh and adjoining south Odisha now lies over North Interior Karnataka and adjoining Telangana and Rayalaseema, extending up to 5.8km above mean sea level, tilting southwestwards with height. The trough now runs from south coastal Odisha to the west-central Arabian Sea across the upper air cyclonic circulation over North Interior Karnataka, adjoining Telangana and Rayalaseema, and the neighbourhood at 3.1km above mean sea level.
Several places in the state received heavy rainfall. Hosdurg recorded 8cm, while Vadakara and Peringome got 7cm. Aryankavu, Haripad, Kodungallur, Kudulu, Nooranad, Kunnamkulam, Chemberi and Bayar recorded 5cm on Friday morning.
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