Kerala rain alert is issued for several districts due to the likelihood of heavy rain and thunderstorms.

Kerala rain alert is issued for several districts due to the likelihood of heavy rain and thunderstorms.

Kerala rain alert is issued for several districts due to the likelihood of heavy rain and thunderstorms.

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala is likely to witness heavy rain and thunderstorms with lightning over the next two days. The India Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert for six districts on Tuesday.

Heavy rainfall of 7 cm to 11 cm in 24 hours is very likely at isolated places in Kerala till November 19, and again on November 22 and 23. Squally weather with wind speeds of 35 kmph to 45 kmph, gusting up to 55 kmph, is expected along and off the south Kerala coast on Tuesday.

Yellow alert districts
November 18: Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Idukki and Malappuram
November 19: Kottayam, Idukki

According to an IMD bulletin, the cyclonic circulation over the southeast Arabian Sea and adjoining south Kerala coast at 0.9 km above mean sea level has become less marked.

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