Relief due for Kerala? IMD predicts rain till April 21
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Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Providing some good news to Keralites struggling because of intense summer season season heat, which seems to be rising with each passing day, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted mild to common isolated rain in some districts till April 20.
Southern districts are susceptible to get further rainfall all through this period. The IMD has moreover common rainfall from April 21 to 27 all through the state. Though some districts witnessed isolated rainfall on Sunday, bringing residents considerably respite, it was nonetheless not ample to convey the mercury stage down considerably.
Meanwhile, most temperatures, which have been hovering at 40 ranges Celsius in Palakkad and Thrissur on Friday, confirmed a climbdown in IMD’s latest readings. While the utmost temperature in Palakkad lowered to 38.2 ranges Celsius, it obtained right here all the way in which right down to 36.1 ranges Celsius in Thrissur.
The IMD talked about until April 20, most temperatures are susceptible to be above common in southern districts and Palakkad. Between April 21 and 27, the temperatures may be common all through the state in addition to in some pockets of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Pathanamthitta.
“The summer rainfall is likely to pick up by April 21. The rain will cover more areas, including the northern parts which have remained dry,” talked about Rajeevan Erikkulam, a meteorologist with the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority.
No rainfall in Kannur, further in P’thitta
“Chances of convergence (meeting of westerly and easterly winds), which typically results in summer rain, are high in the Western Ghats from April 21. Last week, there was a reduction in westerly winds and the dry weather was accentuated due to the dominance of northeasterly winds,” he talked about.
Barring Pathanamthitta, the state acquired 60% a lot much less rainfall inside the April 6-12 interval. There has been 40% deficit rainfall since March 1. Pathanamthitta recorded further rainfall of 196mm. Kannur has recorded no rainfall the least bit.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Providing some good news to Keralites struggling because of intense summer season season heat, which seems to be rising with each passing day, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted mild to common isolated rain in some districts till April 20.
Southern districts are susceptible to get further rainfall all through this period. The IMD has moreover common rainfall from April 21 to 27 all through the state. Though some districts witnessed isolated rainfall on Sunday, bringing residents considerably respite, it was nonetheless not ample to convey the mercury stage down considerably.
Meanwhile, most temperatures, which have been hovering at 40 ranges Celsius in Palakkad and Thrissur on Friday, confirmed a climbdown in IMD’s latest readings. While the utmost temperature in Palakkad lowered to 38.2 ranges Celsius, it obtained right here all the way in which right down to 36.1 ranges Celsius in Thrissur.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
The IMD talked about until April 20, most temperatures are susceptible to be above common in southern districts and Palakkad. Between April 21 and 27, the temperatures may be common all through the state in addition to in some pockets of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Pathanamthitta.
“The summer rainfall is likely to pick up by April 21. The rain will cover more areas, including the northern parts which have remained dry,” talked about Rajeevan Erikkulam, a meteorologist with the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority.
No rainfall in Kannur, further in P’thitta
“Chances of convergence (meeting of westerly and easterly winds), which typically results in summer rain, are high in the Western Ghats from April 21. Last week, there was a reduction in westerly winds and the dry weather was accentuated due to the dominance of northeasterly winds,” he talked about.
Barring Pathanamthitta, the state acquired 60% a lot much less rainfall inside the April 6-12 interval. There has been 40% deficit rainfall since March 1. Pathanamthitta recorded further rainfall of 196mm. Kannur has recorded no rainfall the least bit.
