Palakkad and Malappuram are on orange alert for isolated heavy-to-very heavy rainfall ( (12-20 cm in 24 hours) on Saturday, according to a Friday evening update from the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Seven other districts — Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Idukki, Kozhikode and Wayanad — are on yellow alert (7-11 cm in 24 hours) for isolated heavy rainfall on Saturday. The remaining districts can expect light to moderate rainfall.
Rainfall is expected to strengthen significantly over Kerala from Sunday. Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, and Idukki are on orange alert for extremely heavy rainfall (above 20 cm in 24 hours) on Monday (May 20) and Tuesday (May 21).
