IMD Predicts Widespread Rainfall Across Kerala For The Next Five Days
Orange alert in Thiruvananthapuram, yellow in seven other districts: Reports
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Heavy rains hit Kerala’s capital, Thiruvananthapuram, causing waterlogging in several parts of the city, even as the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) sounded a yellow alert in seven districts predicting widespread rainfall across the state for the next five days.
The Met department has issued an orange alert for Thiruvananthapuram, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall of 115.6 mm to 204.4 mm over the next 24 hours, along with strong winds reaching up to 50 kmph.
A yellow alert has also been declared in seven districts — Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Malappuram, and Kozhikode — with widespread rainfall expected across the state for the next five days.
Southwest monsoon delayed
The southwest monsoon has been delayed and is now expected to arrive in Kerala between June 2 and 4, a setback attributed to a cyclonic system over the Bay of Bengal that has disrupted the atmospheric conditions needed for its advance. Consequently, the IMD has revised its forecast, pushing back the monsoon’s usual onset date of June 1, which was earlier anticipated as May 26.
A yellow alert is in place for Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kozhikode, Wayanad, and Kannur districts tomorrow, and for Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kozhikode, and Wayanad on June 1. Cautionary warnings are also issued for Ernakulam, Idukki, Kozhikode, Kannur, and Kasaragod on June 2, and for Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Malappuram, Kozhikode, and Kannur on June 3. These alerts come as there’s a strong chance of 64.5 mm to 115.5 mm of rain in 24 hours.
Rainfall forecast for the next 5 days:
On 30/05/2026, an orange alert has been issued for Thiruvananthapuram district, with a possibility of very heavy rain in isolated areas. A yellow alert is in place for Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Malappuram, and Kozhikode.
On 31/05/2026, yellow alerts cover Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kozhikode, Wayanad, and Kannur.
On 01/06/2026, yellow alerts extend to Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kozhikode, and Wayanad.
On 02/06/2026, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kozhikode, Kannur, and Kasaragod are under a yellow alert.
On 03/06/2026, yellow alerts are in effect for Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Malappuram, Kozhikode, and Kannur, with isolated heavy rain (64.5 mm to 115.5 mm in 24 hours) and possible thundershowers expected.
