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IMD flags heavy rain in Kerala from Friday
The Hindu BusinessLine··18h ago
IMD forecast isolated heavy rain over Kerala and Mahe, and over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal, for three days from Friday. Fairly widespread rain is listed for Kerala and Mahe for four days from Thursday. Gusts of 40-50 km/hr, peaking at 60 km/hr, cover Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal for four days. A Bay low may form on Tuesday.
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What It Means For You
- Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam, plus Rayalaseema, face gusty winds of 30-40 km/hr, gusting to 50 km/hr, for four days from Monday.
- Kerala, Mahe and Lakshadweep may see thunderstorms, lightning and similar gusts for two days from Wednesday.
- Isolated to scattered rain is listed for Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Coastal Karnataka, Rayalaseema, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal across seven days.
What's Happening
- An upper-air circulation from the Gulf of Thailand has entered the south Andaman Sea and may deepen into a low over the south-east Bay on Tuesday.
- IMD said south-west monsoon withdrawal from more of East India, the northern peninsula and parts of the North-East is becoming favourable over the next two days.
- Winds over the South Peninsula are beginning to turn easterly to north-easterly as the north-east monsoon season approaches.
Two Weather Stories At Once
- A western disturbance over Himachal Pradesh and north Haryana is keeping separate rain and thunderstorm risk over parts of North-West and East India.
- IMD described the week as concurrent closing stages of the south-west monsoon and preparation for the north-east monsoon over the South Peninsula.
- The next 48 hours will show how quickly easterly winds deepen through the atmosphere, the agency said.
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