Thiruvananthapuram, July 27 -- India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Kannur, Kasargod and Idukki districts for Sunday.

As incessant rainfall continues in the monsoon season, the Met department has put Kerala's Wayanad, Kozhikode, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Pathanamthitta and Kottayam districts on a yellow alert for today.

In its forecast for Sunday, IMD predicted squally wind speed reaching 45 kmph to 55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph to prevail over most parts of the Westcentral Arabian Sea & Eastcentral Arabian Sea, many parts of the Southwest Arabian Sea, and the Southern parts of the North Arabian Sea.

IMD has also issued a high wave alert in Kasaragod and Kannur's coastal regions.

"High Wave Alert for the coast ...