IMD issues alert in these southern states for heavy rains; schools closed today

The weather department also notified that a fresh Western Disturbance is very likely to affect Western Himalayan Region from 4 November and adjoining plains from 5 November. Meanwhile, a few South Indian states are likely to witness heavy rainfall for the next few days. 

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• According to the long range forecast for rainfall and temperature for November, an IMD official said south peninsular India was likely to experience above-normal rainfall during the month as northeast monsoon showers were set to drench the region.
• Fairly widespread/widespread light/moderate rainfall with isolated heavy falls & thunderstorm/lightning is very likely to continue over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal and Kerala & Mahe during 4 to 6 November.
• Directorate of School Education declared a holiday on Friday for all government and privately managed schools in Puducherry and Karaikal regions
• Isolated very heavy rainfall is also very likely over south Tamil Nadu and south Kerala on 4 November
• Scattered to fairly widespread light/moderate rainfall very likely over Andaman & Nicobar Islands during 5-8 November. 
• Isolated heavy rainfall also likely over Andaman & Nicobar Islands on 7 November
• Scattered/Fairly widespread light/moderate rainfall/snowfall likely over Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit Baltistan & Muzaffarabad and Himachal Pradesh during 5 to 7 November
• Isolated light/moderate rainfall/snowfall over Uttarakhand on 06th and isolated light rainfall over Punjab on 5 & 6 November
• Large parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand are also likely to experience above-normal day temperatures that virtually rules out coldwave conditions during the month.
• “There could be cloudy conditions in the region as minimum temperatures are likely to be above normal. This would mean that coldwave conditions were less likely during November,”  IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said.