May started swelteringly hot for people in the State with temperatures continuing to hover over the 40 degrees Celsius mark in Palakkad, where high temperatures have not yet dipped below 41 degrees Celsius for the past week.
The weather bulletin issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on May 1 warned of heatwave conditions in Palakkad, Thrissur and Kozhikode districts on Wednesday and Thursday.
The IMD has issued an orange alert for Palakkad and a yellow for the remaining districts except Wayanad and Idukki, warning of above-normal temperatures. As per the colour codes of IMD, a yellow alert indicates ‘watch and stay updated’ while an orange alert asks people and authorities to ‘be prepared’.
