IMD Predicts Heavy Rainfall In Kerala, Tamil Nadu For Next Two Days

Kerala has been receiving light to moderate showers for the past 12 days and sometimes heavy rains have lashed out parts of the state

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New Delhi: After a major heatwave spell, India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted that thunderstorms and heavy rainfall is likely in Kerala and Tamil Nadu states for the next two days.

IMD in a tweet said that fishermen are advised not to venture in rough seas. "Squally Weather (speed 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph) likely over Gulf of Mannar, Comorin area, along & off Tamil Nadu Coast & over Southeast Arabian Sea & Lakshadweep along & off Kerala-Karnataka coasts on 12th & 13th," IMD tweeted.

♦ Reduction in spatial extent & intensity of heat wave Spell over Northwest India and Madhya Pradesh.
♦ Heavy rainfall likely to continue over Kerala-Mahe & Tamil Nadu-Puducherry- during 12th-14th and over Assam-Meghalaya & Arunachal Pradesh during 13th-16th April, 2022. pic.twitter.com/kEG4y1YtJe

— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) April 12, 2022

Kerala has been receiving light to moderate showers for the past 12 days and sometimes heavy rains have lashed out parts of the state. Now for the next day heavy rainfall spell to continue in Kerala and Mahe.

Due to a cyclonic circulation over the Southwest Bay of Bengal, a North-South trough is extending in the Southeast direction from Madhya Pradesh to Kerala, the possibility of a huge downpour in Kerala. These parameters impact the surrounding states of Tamil Nadu and the coastal region of Karnataka to receive heavy showers.