Although parts of Kerala are witnessing cloudy afternoons as a prelude to the customary thundershowers in the month of April, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts that summer heat is set to remain high across the State during the month.
As per the IMD projections, temperatures will go up further in April in the State and summer rain will continue to be deficient.
Speaking to The Hindu, K. Santhosh, Director, IMD, Thiruvananthapuram, said the State was likely to see more thundershowers in April compared to March, which saw around 68% drop in summer rain. The maximum day temperature would also rule high in the State in April, except in some pockets. “It is a transition period from El Niño, which is characterised by above-average sea-surface temperatures that periodically develop across the east-central equatorial Pacific, to La Niña.”
