Several spells of light showers will occur in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts.
Several spells of light showers will occur in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts.
Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Eastern and Uva provinces during the evening or night.
Mainly fair weather will prevail elsewhere over the Island.
General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers
LAST 24 HOURS
Max. Temperature 39.1°C
Vauniya
Min. Temperature 12.5°C
Nuwara Eliya
Max. Rainfall 23.3mm
Bandarawela
Sea Area around Sri Lanka
WEATHER FORECAST FOR SEA AREAS AROUND THE ISLAND DURING NEXT 24 HOURS
Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 08 August 2023
| Condition of Rain: | ||||||
| Showers may occur at a few places in the sea areas off the coast extending from Colombo to Matara via Galle. | ||||||
| Winds: | ||||||
Winds will be south-westerly and speed will be (30-40) kmph. Wind speed will increase up to (50-55) kmph at times in the sea areasoff the coast extending from Hambantota to Pottuvil. Wind speed may increase up to (45-50) kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Chilaw to Trincomalee via Puttalam, Mannar and Kankasanthurai. | ||||||
| State of Sea: | ||||||
The sea areasoff the coast extending from Hambantota to Pottuvil will be rough at times. The sea areas extending from Chilaw to Trincomalee via Puttalam, Mannar and Kankasanthurai will be fairly rough at times. Increase of swell wave heights (about 2.0 - 2.5m) can be expected in the sea areasoff the coast extending from Colombo to Pottuvil via Galle and Hambantota. Multi-day Boats ForecastWEATHER FORECAST FOR MULTI-DAY BOATS For the sea areas in between 20N - 10S and 60E-100E (Issued at 07.00 a.m. on 07 August 2023, for next 24hours) Sea areas around the Island
Bay of Bengal Weather: EQ-05N, 80E-100E : Showers or thundershowers at several places. 18N-20N, 85E-95E : Showers or thundershowers at several places. Other sea areas : Showers or thundershowers at a few places. Winds: 05N – 20N, 80E-100E : South-westerly / (30-40) kmph, gusting up to (50-60) kmph. Other sea areas : South-westerly / (10-15) kmph, gusting up to 40 kmph. State of the Sea: 05N– 20N, 80E-100E : Fairly rough, rough at times. Other sea areas : Moderate.
Arabian Sea
Weather: EQ-20N, 70E-80E : Showers or thundershowers at a few places. Other sea areas : Mainly fair weather. Winds: 05N-20N, 60E-70E : South-westerly / (35-45) kmph, gusting up to (55-65) kmph. 05N-10N, 70E-80E : Westerly to North-westerly / (30-40) kmph; gusting up to (50-60) kmph. Other sea areas : South-westerly to westerly / (25-35) kmph. State of the Sea 05N-20N, 60E-70E : Fairly rough, rough to very rough at times. 05N-10N, 70E-80E : Moderate to fairly rough, rough at times. Other sea areas : Slight to moderate. South Indian Ocean: Weather: EQ-10S, 80E-100E : Showers or thundershowers at several places. 05S-10S, 60E-80E : Showers or thundershowers at most places. Other sea areas : Showers or thundershowers at a few places.
Winds: 04S-10S, 60E-80E : South-easterly/ (35-45) kmph, gusting up to (50-60)kmph. Other sea areas : South-easterly or Variable / (20-30) kmph. State of the Sea: 04S-10S, 60E-80E : Fairly rough, rough to very rough at times. Other sea areas : Slight to moderate.
**Temporary strong gusty winds and rough seas can be expected during thundershowers.
Duty-Meteorologist Department of Meteorology |
