Kerala rains 2026: orange alert for seven districts on August 6
The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for seven districts in Kerala due to expected heavy rainfall. While monsoon conditions have weakened, residents are advised to remain cautious of potential wave surges and heavy downpours.
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The intensity of rain has significantly subsided in Kerala with the weakening of the active monsoon conditions. However, heavy rainfall is likely to continue in parts of the State for a couple of more days, influenced by the cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal.
An orange alert has been issued for seven districts – Kasaragod, Kannur, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, and Alappuzha – on Thursday, warning of very heavy rain. The other seven districts have been placed under a yellow alert for isolated heavy rain.
According to a weather bulletin issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the heavy and isolated heavy rainfall activity will continue in parts of the State for a few more days under the combined influence of the upper air cyclonic circulations that persist over South Interior Karnataka and neighbourhood; south coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry; and over Southeast Bay of Bengal.
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