The maximum (day) temperature is likely to be two to three degrees Celsius above the normal in six districts of Kerala till Sunday, the IMD (India Meteorological Department) Meteorological Centre here has warned.
The warning, valid for both Saturday and Sunday, is applicable to Kollam, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Thrissur, Kozhikode, and Kannur districts.
Met Centre director K. Santhosh has attributed the rise in temperatures to the absence of summer rain and the consequent dry weather and the dry winds blowing from the northeast.