THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The monsoon is getting stronger with every passing day as the Meteorological Department says that heavy rain will continue today. On the other hand, the beginning of the northeast onmsoon, which starts from the second week of October, will be accompanied by heavy rains. The state could get good rains till December.

Kozhikode, Wayanad, Thrissur, Ernakulam and Alappuzha districts are on yellow alert today.

Kerala received widespread rains on Saturday. Kozhikode received the most - 91 mm. Kochi received 89 mm and Thiruvananthapuram 58 mm.

In the Arabian Sea, a strong depression formed near the Konkan Goa coast has turned into a severe depression. It is likely to make landfall between Panjim and Ratnagiri by tonight. A strong low pressure located over northwest Bay of Bengal is likely to move in a west-northwest direction towards the West Bengal coast during the next 24 hours. A cyclonic circulation exists in the southwest Bay of Bengal near the coast of Tamil Nadu. As a result of this, rain is expected here.