Kerala rains: IMD sounds orange alert for heavy rainfall in four northern districts

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An orangish  alert has been issued for Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasaragod districts of Kerala connected  Thursday (October 23, 2025). 

An orangish alert has been issued for Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasaragod districts of Kerala connected Thursday (October 23, 2025).  | Photo Credit: K K Mustafah

An orangish alert informing of precise dense rainfall has been issued for Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasaragod districts of Kerala connected Thursday (October 23, 2025).

A upwind update issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has besides sounded a yellowish alert for the remaining districts successful the State, wherever isolated dense rainfall is apt during the adjacent 24 hours.

During the past 24 hours ending 8.30 a.m. connected Thursday, Quilandi presumption successful Kozhikode recorded the highest rainfall of 14 cm, followed by Irinjalakuda successful Thrissur (9 cm) and Vellanikkara successful Thrissur, Ernakulam South, Thrithala successful Palakkad, and Angadipuram successful Malappuram with 7 cm each.

Twin upwind systems

The duplicate upwind systems formed implicit the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal are triggering the rainfall crossed the State.

The upwind strategy implicit the Bay of Bengal is apt to determination towards the coasts of northbound Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and southbound Andhra Pradesh connected Thursday, portion the slump implicit the Arabian Sea is dilatory moving distant from the seashore of Kerala.

Published - October 23, 2025 01:50 p.m. IST

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