Thiruvananthapuram: 

Meanwhile, there was a dip in the south west monsoon that was received in the state due to the deficiency of rains in the first week of June. Most parts of the state witnessed normal to high mercury levels with northern parts of the state witnessing high temperatures.

The official weather department has predicted heavy downpour across the state till June 15. The weather body has issued yellow and orange alerts for several districts, warning of heavy rainfall and squally weather conditions over the coming days.

“There is an unusual rise in temperature levels in the first week of June. This is 3 to 4 degrees above the normal mercury during this time of the year”, said a senior official in the IMD.

Yellow alerts in districts:
June 10 (Tuesday): Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, and Thrissur
June 11 (Wednesday): Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur, and Kasaragod.
June 12 (Thursday): Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Malappuram, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod.
June 13 (Friday): Thriuvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur and Palakkad.

A yellow alert indicates the possibility of heavy rainfall of 6–11 cm in 24 hours.

Orange alerts in districts:
June 12 (Thursday): Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad and Kozhikode.
June 13 (Friday): Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod.
An orange alert denotes a higher likelihood of very heavy rainfall between 11–20 cm.

Meanwhile, squally weather with wind speeds ranging between 35 kmph and 45 kmph, gusting up to 55 kmph, prevails along and off the Kerala coast. The IMD has advised fishermen not to venture into the sea during this period.

Cloudy weather was experienced in most parts of the state on June9.

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