Red alert for 3 districts in Kerala on October 22

Heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning that had been pounding numerous elements of the State for the previous few days is all set to accentuate additional with a contemporary low-pressure space forming over the Bay of Bengal. According to a climate bulletin issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), a low-pressure space was shaped over the southwest Bay of Bengal, and it turned well-marked over the identical area on Tuesday.

The system is more likely to strengthen additional, intensifying right into a melancholy over the southwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal off the north Tamil Nadu and south Andhra Pradesh coasts by Wednesday. Thereafter, it’s more likely to proceed to maneuver in direction of the north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and south Andhra Pradesh coasts and intensify additional through the subsequent 24 hours.

Holiday declared

Under the affect of the system, the thunderstorm exercise can be enhanced, with excessive heavy rainfall anticipated in some elements of the State on Wednesday. A “pink alert” has additionally been issued for Idukki, Palakkad and Malappuram districts on Wednesday, the place excessive heavy rainfall is probably going. The district administrations have declared a vacation for the academic establishments in these districts on Wednesday (October 22, 2025) within the wake of the intense heavy rainfall forecast.

Districts like Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Kozhikode, and Wayanad have been placed on an “orange alert,” the place very heavy rainfall is probably going, whereas the remaining districts can be on “yellow alert” on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the climate system over the Arabian Sea is transferring away from the coast of Kerala, though the system has been intensifying over the previous 24 hours. 

During the final 24 hours ending at 8.30 a.m. on Tuesday, Neyyattinkara in Thiruvananthapuram recorded the best quantity of rainfall with 11 cm, adopted by Quilandi in Kozhikode (9 cm), Piravam in Ernakulam, Irinjalakuda in Thrissur, Thattathumala in Thiruvananthapuram and Kunnamangalam in Kozhikode with 7 cm every.