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The six-time prime minister succeeded Gotabaya Rajapaksa who fled Sri Lanka and resigned from his post last week after mass protests over his handling of the economy.
The win for acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe, opposed by many ordinary Sri Lankans, could lead to more demonstrations by people.
The IMD issued an yellow alert to eight northern districts - Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod.
Wickremesinghe is under pressure to quit before the expected resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who is said to be flying from the Maldives to Singapore.
Rajapaksa, a hero of the quarter-century civil war against Tamil rebels, plans to resign on Wednesday, according to the parliament speaker.
Amid the ongoing protests in Sri Lanka over its worst-ever economic crisis, the PM has decided to step down to facilitate an all-party government.
Monsoon has picked up force steadily in Kerala in the last fortnight after a lacklustre opening spell in June. A yellow alert has been sounded in all districts except Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam.
Heavy rains are expected during the next three hours in five districts of Kerala.
Based on data for the year 2020-21, an RBI-supervised study 'State Finances: A Risk Analysis' has ranked Kerala among the top five most indebted states in India.
During this summer, from March 1 to May 31, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) figures show, Kerala has recorded 85 per cent excess rainfall.