THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Thunder showers are likely to lash isolated places of Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam, Kollam, Alappuzha and Pathanamthitta in the next three hours. The Central Meteorological Department has forecast strong winds of up to 40 kmph and isolated showers in other districts.

Westerly winds are blowing strongly in the Arabian Sea. The Central Meteorological Department has warned of strong thunder showers and isolated showers in the next five days due to the prevailing low pressure area along the Karnataka-Gujarat coast.