After a relatively good spell in the first half of July, the State is likely to witness another round of intense heavy spell of rain in the first week of August under the combined influence of two cyclonic circulations over Rayalaseema and the Bay of Bengal.
If north and central Kerala witnessed heavy spells in July, this time southern and central Kerala are likely to bear the brunt of enhanced rain activity.
Warning of heavy to very heavy rain, an orange alert has been issued in seven districts from Thiruvananthapuram to Idukki on Monday by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). According to an IMD bulletin issued on Sunday, apart from the cyclonic circulations, a trough now runs from central parts of the south Bay of Bengal to the Comorin area across south Sri Lanka coast. Further, a shear zone in middle tropospheric levels is likely to develop across extreme south Peninsular India from Tuesday.
