Intensity of rain likely to relent in Kerala
The HinduThe heavy rain that lashed central and north Kerala for the past few days may abate slightly from Thursday due to the weakening of the low pressure area that lies over Kutch and neighbourhood. However, the India Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert for the State except Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Pathnamthitta districts on Thursday warning of isolated heavy rain. The weather bulletin issued by the IMD said the low pressure area now lies over Kutch and the neighbourhood with the associated cyclonic circulation extending up to mid tropospheric levels tilting southwestwards with height. Further, the off-shore trough at mean sea level runs from the Gujarat coast to the Karnataka coast and a cyclonic circulation lies over north Odisha and adjoining Chhattisgarh in lower tropospheric levels.