Scattered rain likely Friday night

Clouds gathering on the Friday evening sky. PICTURE: Shaji Kayamkulam

Weather inshore Friday night until 6am Saturday will be partly cloudy with chance of scattered rain by night, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report. Offshore, it will be partly cloudy to cloudy at times with chance of scattered rain that may become thundery, the report added, warning of thundery rain associated with strong wind and high sea. Wind inshore will be mainly southeasterly at a speed of 5 to 15 knot. Offshore, it will be mainly southeasterly at a speed of 10 to 21 knot gusting to 28 knot with thundery rain. Visibility will be 4 to 8 kilometers. Sea state inshore will be 2 to 4 feet surging to 5 feet with thundery rain. Offshore, it will be 3 to 6 feet surging to 9 feet with thundery rain.