Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala will continue to experience high temperatures as well as rain over the coming days also, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Mild summer showers could be expected in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Ernakulam and Thrissur districts on Sunday, according to the Met department. Rain is likely in Thiruvananthapuram, Alappuzha, Ernakulam and Thrissur on Monday, it added.
The rain has been forecast in the southern districts. However, IMD has issued a yellow alert for heat conditions in 11 districts till Wednesday as high temperatures will persist.
The combination of heat and humidity could cause inconvenience to many people, the weather body warned. Temperature is likely to rise by two to four degrees Celsius in Kollam, Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod districts, said Met officials.
Summer showers
Three districts – Kottayam, Thiruvananthapuram and Alappuzha – received adequate summer showers over the past few days. But, the rain was weak in all the other districts. While an average rain of 7.53 cm was expected across the state between March 1 and April 13, there was a deficiency of 58 per cent - only 3.16 cm was received.
As per IMD data, summer showers were deficient by over 90 per cent in Wayanad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kasaragod, Idukki and Kannur districts; over 70 per cent in Thrissur and Palakkad; 50 per cent in Kollam and 36 per cent in Pathanamthitta.