{
  "id": 1451572,
  "title": "IMD forecasts slight revival of monsoon rains in Kerala; yellow alert for 4 districts on August 18",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/imd-forecasts-slight-revival-of-monsoon-rains-in-kerala-yellow-alert",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T08:43:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/imd-forecasts-slight-revival-of-monsoon-rains-in-kerala-yellow-alert-for-4-districts-on-august-18/article71355447.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts a slight revival of monsoon rains in Kerala, despite the region having experienced weak rainfall in recent days. The enhancement in rainfall activity is expected due to a weather system over the Bay of Bengal. A low-pressure area formed in the northwest Bay of Bengal has now intensified into a depression, affecting coastal West Bengal, Bangladesh, and the northwest Bay of Bengal. This system is likely to move north-northwestwards and then northwestwards across Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Bihar within the next 24 hours. As a result, light to moderate westerlies and northwesterlies are anticipated over Kerala and Lakshadweep in the lower tropospheric level, potentially boosting rainfall in the region over the following four days. A yellow alert has been issued for Kasaragod, Kannur, Ernakulam, and Kottayam on Tuesday, August 18, due to isolated heavy rainfall expected in these districts.",
  "summary": "influenced by weather system over Bay of Bengal",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "published": "2026-08-17T06:09:59.000Z"
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      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}