Rainfall likely to intensify across Kerala; orange alert in 10 districts

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The India Meteorological Department has warned that rainfall is likely to intensify across Kerala over the next few days. With the possibility of very heavy rain and thunderstorms at isolated places, the IMD has issued orange and yellow alerts for several districts.

An orange alert has been issued for 10 districts today: Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod. The alert will remain in force in 10 districts tomorrow as well. Isolated places in these districts are likely to receive very heavy rainfall.

A yellow alert has been issued for Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad and Malappuram districts today. Tomorrow, the alert will apply to Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod. These districts are likely to receive heavy rainfall at isolated places, with rainfall ranging from 64.5 mm to 115.5 mm in 24 hours.

Orange alert

23/10/2026: Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod.
24/10/2026: Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad and Malappuram.
25/10/2026: Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad.

Yellow alert

23/10/2026: Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad and Malappuram.

24/10/2026: Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod.

25/10/2026: Kannur and Kasaragod.

26/10/2026: Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad.