The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued the following forecast and nowcast warnings for Keralam on Friday (16 October).
• Forecast: A yellow alert has been issued for heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning, squalls and strong surface winds in Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur and Wayanad districts.
• Nowcast: An orange alert has been issued for moderate rainfall of five to fifteen millimetres per hour and moderate thunderstorms with maximum surface wind speeds between 41 and 61 kilometres per hour in gusts in Kannur, Kasaragod, Kozhikode and Wayanad districts.
• Nowcast: A yellow alert has been issued for moderate rainfall of five to fifteen millimetres per hour and light thunderstorms with maximum surface wind speeds below 40 kilometres per hour in Malappuram, Palakkad and Thrissur districts.
• Nowcast: A yellow alert has been issued for light rainfall of less than five millimetres per hour in Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kollam, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta and Thiruvananthapuram districts.
• The nowcast warnings were issued at 0100 hours (local time) and remain valid until 0400 hours (local time) on Friday (16 October).
Categories: Environment - Rainfall
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