The India Meteorological Division (IMD) has issued heavy to very heavy rainfall warnings for a number of components of Kerala and Karnataka over the subsequent few days. In its newest climate bulletin at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, the climate company predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall over Kerala and Karnataka from Could 23 to Could 29.
“Pretty widespread to widespread gentle or reasonable rainfall accompanied with thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds pace reaching 40-50 kmph with remoted heavy to very heavy rainfall seemingly over Kerala, Karnataka throughout Could 23-29,” the climate company mentioned.
Earlier, the climate forecaster warned about extraordinarily heavy rainfall over coastal Karnataka and South Inside Karnataka throughout Could 24-27. A number of areas of Tamil Nadu are additionally anticipated to obtain heavy rain on Could 25 and Could 26.
HEAVY TO VERY HEAVY RAINFALL – Advisory for the State for the subsequent 5 days as of 23.05.2025 (Supply: IMD)@KarnatakaVarthe #KSNDMC #KarnatakaRains pic.twitter.com/IQ78xHwmrk
— Karnataka State Pure Catastrophe Monitoring Centre (@KarnatakaSNDMC) Could 23, 2025
As heavy downpour continued to have an effect on regular life within the southern state, the IMD on Friday issued an orange alert for at the least six districts of Kerala, together with Thrissur, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod.
The explanation behind the pre-monsoon showers is the formation of a well-marked low-pressure space over east-central Arabian Sea off the south Konkan coast on Friday morning. It’s anticipated to maneuver northwards and intensify additional right into a melancholy, IMD said.
The climate company additionally outlined that the situations are more likely to grow to be beneficial for Monsoon onset over Kerala through the subsequent two days.
️ Monsoon onset seemingly over #Kerala in subsequent 2 days. ️ Sturdy westerlies could convey very heavy to extraordinarily heavy rain. ⚠️ Keep alert and comply with recommendation from the authorities. Examine the district clever warnings. #Monsoon2025 #KeralaWeather #HeavyRain pic.twitter.com/OfGT5mPdD2
— Meteorological Centre, Kerala climate, Trivandrum (@imd_trivandrum) Could 23, 2025
Southern states to face heavy rain this week
Extraordinarily heavy rainfall could be very seemingly at remoted locations over Kerala and Mahe from Could 24 to Could 26 and coastal Karnataka between Could 24 and 27.
Kerala and Karnataka are bracing for widespread gentle to reasonable rains accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds reaching 40-50 kmph till Could 29.
Heavy rains are additionally predicted over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Telangana from Could 23 to Could 27 and coastal Andhra Pradesh on Could 27, the IMD mentioned.
Northeastern, Jap States To Obtain Gentle To Average Rainfall
Within the north-east area, gentle to reasonable rainfall exercise, with wind speeds reaching as much as 50 kmph, is predicted over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura from Could 24 to Could 27.
Furthermore, thundersquall with winds reaching 50 to 60 kmph could be very seemingly at remoted locations over states like Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Thunderstorms accompanied with gusty winds of 40 to 50 kmph are additionally anticipated in components of Andhra Pradesh, east Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Kerala, north inside Karnataka, Punjab, Telangana, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
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