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Monsoon Update: IMD predicts extremely heavy rainfall in Kerala & other states; Check full weather forecast

Monsoon Update: IMD predicts extremely heavy rainfall in Kerala & other states; Check full weather forecast

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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted extremely heavy rainfall in various parts of the country, including Kerala, Coastal & South Interior Karnataka, and Meghalaya, on July 4. District authorities have declared a holiday for all schools and colleges in Mangaluru, Mulki, Ullal, Moodbidri, and Bantwal, because of heavy showers, ANI reported.

IMD issues red alert in 2 Kerala districts

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IMD predicted heavy showers in Kerala and announced red alerts for two districts and orange alert for 11. The weather department has issued a red alert in Kannur and Idukki districts. Orange alert in Kerala has been announced in Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod. Furthermore, IMD has issued a yellow alert for the Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam districts.

A red alert implies that the area might receive extremely heavy rainfall of over 20 cm, while an orange alert means very heavy showers between 6 to 20 cm. A yellow alert means heavy rainfall between 6 to 11 cm.

Delhi MonsoonUpdate

IMD forecast predicted cloudy skies for July 4 in the national capital Delhi. However, there's a possibility of only light showers or thundershowers. The minimum and maximum temperatures might range from 28 to 38 degreeCelsius. Light to moderate, fairlywidespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy rainfall is expected over Uttarakhand during the next four days and East Uttar Pradesh during July 3-5.

Yellow alert in Odisha

IMD has issued a yellow alert in 18 districts of Odisha from July 3-7. According to the weather forecast, a few districts of Odisha might receive light to moderate rain or thundershowers. The IMD weather forecast predicted high chances of thunderstorms with lightning in some areas of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sonepur, Boudh, and Bolangir districts. Odisha's Nuapada, Nawarangapur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Ganjam, Gajapati, Malkangiri, Koraput, and Rayagada might also receive heavy showers.

Heavy rainfall in Goa till July 4

Konkan and Goa might continue to receive light to moderate rainfall. IMD has predicted isolated heavy to very heavy showers in some regions of the state. IMD also predicted isolated extremely heavy showers over Konkan and Goa from July 5-7.

Northeast India Monsoon Update

IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfallover Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, and Manipur during the next four days. Moreover, the weather department has predicted extremely heavy showers over Meghalaya on July 4 and isolated heavy rainfall over Jharkhand on July 4 and over Odisha from July 5-7.

(With inputs from agencies)

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