According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, the tropical low pressure area, which became a well marked area overnight will continue to pound Kerala, south coastal Karnataka with rain and strong winds for the next 24 hours, while the intensity of pre-monsoon rain will reduce in Tamil Nadu.
In the next 4 to 12 hours, moderate to heavy rain and thundershowers are likely at many places over Chikmagalur, Dakshina Kannada, Hassan, Kodagu, Shimoga and Uttara Kannada districts of Karnataka with strong winds ranging between 60 kmph and 100 kmph,” said a weather alert issued by Skymet Meteorology Division in India at 9:29 am on Thursday.
In an earlier alert issued at 5:50 pm on Wednesday, the Skymet Meteorology Division in India had said that moderate to heavy rain and thundershowers are expected to occur at most of the places in Kerala, Karnataka, Rayalaseema, Tamil Nadu and Telangana with strong winds ranging between 40 kmph and 60 kmph during the next 48 to 72 hours. It also said that the weather conditions could be alarming at isolated places as rain could be very heavy and in excess of 100 mm.
Meanwhile, the latest weather update issued by Skymet informs that the weather system is yet to enter the land and is close to north Kerala and south coastal Karnataka. It will shift towards the land during the next 24 hours. And after entering the land, the weather system will lose its steam however, it will still give rain in most parts of South India.
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