Orange alert for 9 Kerala districts on August 1

A spell of heavy rain in Thrissur. (FILE Photo) | Photo Credit: K.K. NAJEEB Although not exceptionally heavy, the southwest monsoon has remained active in the Kerala over the last few days, with central and northern Kerala receiving moderate to heavy spells of rain. The latest spell has been triggered by a depression over western Vidarbha and adjoining south Madhya Pradesh and an off-shore trough that persists from South Gujarat to North Kerala persists.Kerala has been experiencing moderate to heavy showers as a result of the system, with Peerumedu in Idukki recording the highest rainfall of 11 cm during the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 a.m. on Friday. It was followed by Vythiri in Wayanad and Ayyankunnu in Kannur, which received 9 cm each, and Munnar in Idukki, which recorded 7 cm. Strong westerly to northwesterly winds are prevailing over Kerala and the Lakshadweep region in the lower tropospheric levels.A Kochi–Maldives IndiGo flight and a Bengaluru-Kochi Air India Express flight were diverted to Thiruvananthapuram International Airport due to adverse weather conditions. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for nine districts – Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Idukki – in the State on Saturday (August 1), warning of intense heavy rains. A Yellow alert has been issued for remaining five districts, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha and Kottayam, where isolated heavy rainfall is likely. Published - July 31, 2026 08:10 pm IST