Isolated summer showers likely in weekend

Isolated summer showers are likely across the State during the weekend. According to a weather bulletin issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday, a trough runs from Marathwada to south coastal Karnataka across north interior Karnataka. An upper air cyclonic circulation persists over South Interior Karnataka and neighbourhood at 1.5 km above mean sea level. Under the influence of the system, isolated thundershowers are likely across the State on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Meanwhile, the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) has issued a heat alert for various districts on Thursday. Maximum temperatures are very likely to be around 38°C in isolated places in the Kollam, Kottayam, and Palakkad districts; 37°C in Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Kozhikode, and Kannur; and 36°C in the Thiruvananthapuram, Malappuram, and Kasaragod districts (2 to 3°C above normal) on Thursday. Hot and humid weather is very likely to prevail over these districts except in hilly areas.