The IMD said that rain or thundershowers are most likely to occur in a few places in Kerala on Wednesday. Squally weather with wind speeds of 35-45 km/h, gusting to 55 km/h, was expected to prevail over the adjacent southeast Arabian Sea.

The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for Kerala due to Cyclone Fengal, with neighboring states on orange alert. Heavy rainfall is expected, prompting educational institutions to close and authorities to advise evacuations in vulnerable areas.

The IMD predicted light to moderate rainfall in some areas, with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall expected on Sunday. "Rainfall activity will increase with light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places and extremely heavy at isolated placed on December 2 and heavy rainfall at isolated places on December 3,

The IMD has warned of extremely heavy rainfall in the northern districts of Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, and Kannur.

The Kerala SDMA has advised people living in low-lying, landslide-prone, and other such areas to relocate to safer places.

According to the latest update from the IMD, the northern districts of Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, and Kannur are expected to experience extremely heavy rainfall on Monday.