Mercury plunges to single digits in Ghat areas of Kerala

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Winter-like conditions are prevailing successful the hilly terrains of Kerala with mercury dropping to beneath 10°C successful these districts. With stableness successful the atmosphere, the minimum somesthesia is apt to driblet further, portion the daytime maximum somesthesia volition spot a emergence successful the coming days.

Mercury plunged to azygous digits successful places specified arsenic Kundala dam connected Monday night, wherever the lowest somesthesia of 7.5°C was recorded, Munnar recorded 9.4°C, and Vattavada 9.7 °C.

There was besides a important dip successful nighttime temperatures successful Wayanad.

With the cessation of rainfall activity, the minimum somesthesia is apt to dip further, aligning with the trends of the long-period mean of Kerala, earlier recovering to treble digits. Further, the Bay of Bengal is calm aft the dissipation of Cyclone Ditwah, and with nary large upwind enactment anticipated, adust upwind is apt to prevail implicit astir parts of the State for the adjacent fewer days.

The acold expanse from the northbound volition ne'er find its mode to the State. However, places similar Punalur and Palakkad volition spot a driblet successful minimum temperatures owed to proximity to the upland passes successful the Western Ghats, done which the comparatively acold upwind volition stroke into the State from Tamil Nadu.

With the upwind systems moving successful the equatorial latitudes and against the backdrop of the subdued rainfall activity, the daytime maximum somesthesia is steadily climbing up. Kochi and Kozhikode recorded the highest daytime somesthesia of 34.8°C each during the past 24 hours ending astatine 8.30 a.m. connected Tuesday.

Published - December 09, 2025 08:35 p.m. IST

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