Day temperatures seem to have dropped across many parts of the State during the last couple of days, influenced by the isolated heavy summer showers. According to the weather bulletin issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday, no sharp increase in temperatures is expected in the State for the next couple of days, as isolated summer rains are likely across the State.
As per the prevailing conditions, the temperature is expected to remain subdued for the next two days too and will remain stable in the following days. During the last 24 hours ending at 8.30 a.m. on Wednesday, many parts of the State received rain. Mavelikkara in Alappuzha and Thrithala in Palakkad received 6 cm of rain each, followed by Kunnamkulam in Thrissur and Angadipuram in Malappuram with 3 cm each.
As a result, temperature dropped significantly across most parts of the State and most of the weather stations recorded below long-period average temperatures as of 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday. Palakkad and Punalur recorded the highest temperatures of 36.5 and 36.2 degree Celsius, respectively, which were nearly 1 degree Celsius lower than the average temperature recorded during this period.
The pre-monsoon activity is likely to remain for two days, triggered by the two troughs that ran over the southern peninsula, one in the westerlies and the other in the easterlies. The moisture-laden wind from the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal will flow into the trough along with the sea breeze mainly during the afternoons, triggering weather activity for the next few days.