Several spells of showers will occur in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts.
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Eastern, Uva and Northern 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 37.8°C
Polonnaruwa
Min. Temperature 12.4°C
Nuwara Eliya
Max. Rainfall 54.0mm
Mullaitivu
Sea Area around Sri Lanka
WEATHER FORECAST FOR SEA AREAS AROUND THE ISLAND DURING NEXT 24 HOURS
Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 12 August 2023
| Condition of Rain: |
| Showers will occur at several 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 may increase up to (45-50) kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Hambantota to Pottuvil and Puttalam to Kankasanthurai via Mannar. Wind speed may increase up to 45kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Hambantota via Colombo, Galle and Matara. |
| State of Sea: |
| The sea areasoff the coast extending from Hambantota to Pottuvil and Puttalam to Kankasanthurai via Mannar can be rough at time |
Multi-day Boats Forecast
WEATHER FORECAST FOR MULTI-DAY BOATS
For the sea areas in between 20N - 10S and 60E-100E
(Issued at 07.00 a.m. on 12 August 2023, for next 24hours)
Sea areas around the Island
Condition of Rain: |
Showers will occur at several 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 may increase up to (45-50)kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Hambantota to Pottuvil and Puttalam to Kankasanthurai via Mannar. Wind speed may increase up to 45kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Hambantota via Colombo, Galle and Matara. |
State of Sea: |
The sea areasoff the coast extending from Hambantota to Pottuvil and Puttalam to Kankasanthurai via Mannar can be rough at times |
Bay of Bengal
Weather:
EQ-05N, 80E-100E : Showers or thundershowers at several places.
05N-20N, 90E-100E : Showers or thundershowers at several places.
Other sea areas : Showers or thundershowers at a few places.
Winds:
EQ – 20N, 80E-85E : South-westerly / (30-40) kmph, gusting up to (50-60) kmph.
Other sea areas : South-westerly / (20-30) kmph, gusting up to 40 kmph.
State of the Sea:
EQ– 20N, 80E-85E : Fairly rough, rough at times.
Other sea areas : Moderate, fairly rough at times.
Arabian Sea
Weather:
EQ-05N, 70E-80E : Showers or thundershowers at several places.
EQ-05N, 60E-70E : Showers or thundershowers at a few places.
Other sea areas : Mainly fair weather.
Winds:
10N-20N, 60E-70E : South-westerly / (30-40) kmph, gusting up to 50 kmph.
EQ-10N, 75E-80E : Westerly to North-westerly / (30-40) kmph; gusting up to 50kmph.
Other sea areas : South-westerly to North-westerly / (25-35) kmph.
State of the Sea
10N-20N, 60E-70E : Fairly rough, rough at times.
EQ-10N, 75E-80E : Moderate to fairly rough.
Other sea areas : Slight to moderate.
South Indian Ocean:
Weather:
EQ-10S, 65E-85E : Showers or thundershowers at most places.
Other sea areas : Showers or thundershowers at several places.
Winds:
05S-10S, 65E-100E : 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:
05S-10S, 65E-100E : Fairly rough, 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
