A few showers will occur in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts.
Showers or thundershowers will occur at a few places in Mullaitivu district during the evening or night.
Mainly fair weather will prevail elsewhere over the Island.
Fairly strong winds about (40-45) kmph can be expected at times in western slopes of the central hills, North-Central and North-Western provinces, and in Trincomalee, Hambantota and Monaragala district
LAST 24 HOURS
Max. Temperature 37.3°C
POLONNARUWA / POTHUVIL
Min. Temperature 14.1°C
Nuwara Eliya
Max. Rainfall 6.0mm
Hegoda pump house - Galle(AWS)
Sea Area around Sri Lanka
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WEATHER FORECAST FOR SEA AREAS AROUND THE ISLAND DURING NEXT 24 HOURS
Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 21 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 (25-35) kmph. Wind speed may increase up to (45-55) kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Hambantota to Pottuvil and Puttalam to Trincomalee via Kankasanthurai and Mannar. |
| State of Sea: |
| The sea areas off the coast extending from Hambantota to Pottuvil and Puttalam to Kankasanthurai via Mannar can be rough at times. |
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 20 August 2023, for next 24hours)
Sea areas around the Island
| 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 (25-35) kmph. Wind speed may increase up to (45-55) kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Hambantota to Pottuvil and Puttalam to Trincomalee via Kankasanthurai and Mannar. |
| State of Sea: |
| The sea areas off the coast extending from Hambantota to Pottuvil and Puttalam to Kankasanthurai via Mannar can be rough at times. |
Bay of Bengal
Weather:
EQ-20N, 80E-100E : Showers or thundershowers at several places.
Winds:
05N – 20N, 80E-100E : South-westerly / (30-40) kmph, gusting up to (50-55) kmph.
Other sea areas : South-westerly / (20-30) 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 few places.
Other sea areas : Mainly fair weather.
Winds:
02N-10N, 75E-80E : North-westerly to Westerly / (30-40) kmph, gusting up to 50 kmph.
12N-20N, 60E-75E : South-westerly to North-westerly / (30-40) kmph, gusting up to 50 kmph.
Other sea areas : South-westerly or VRB/ (10-20) kmph.
State of the Sea
02N-10N, 75E-80E : Moderate, fairly rough at times.
12N-20N, 60E-75E : Moderate, fairly rough at times.
Other sea areas : Slight to moderate.
South Indian Ocean:
Weather:
EQ-05S, 60E-100E : Showers or thundershowers at most places.
Other sea areas : Showers or thundershowers at few places.
Winds:
02S-10S, 60E-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:
02S-10S, 60E-100E : Fairly rough, rough at times.
Other sea areas : Slight to moderate.
**Temporary strong gusty winds and rough seas can be expected during thundershowers
