Thiruvananthapuram | The IMD on Thursday predicted moderate to heavy rainfall in several parts of Kerala during the day and also issued an orange alert in two districts of the state for Thursday morning.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert in Alappuzha and Kottayam for three hours in the morning and said there was a likelihood of heavy rainfall and strong winds in parts of these two districts.

An orange alert means very heavy rain of 11 cm to 20 cm.

Additionally, it predicted thunderstorms with moderate rainfall and surface winds of speeds between 40-50 kilometres per hour in several other districts, including Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, and Ernakulam.

The weather agency had a day ago forecast heavy rainfall in the state till June 14 and advised against fishing activities along the Kerala-Karnataka-Lakshadweep coast on June 11 and 12 due to strong winds and bad weather conditions.