Showers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and Northwestern provinces and in Galle and Matara districts. Fairly heavy showers about 75mm are likely at some places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts.
There is a possibility of enhancing the prevailing showery condition in south-western part of the Island during 01,02 and 03 of September.
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Eastern and Uva province and in Polonnaruwa, Vavuniya and Mullaitivu districts during the evening or night.
General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.
On the apparent southward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka during 28th of August to 07th of September in this year. The nearest towns of Sri Lanka over which the sun is overhead today (31) are Adappankulam (Vavuniya District), Dutuwewa(Anuradhapura District) and Nilaveli(Trincomalee District) about 12.11 noon.
LAST 24 HOURS
Max. Temperature 36.3°C
Trincomalee
Min. Temperature 14.7°C
Nuwara Eliya
Max. Rainfall 101.3mm
Rathnapura
Sea Area around Sri Lanka
WEATHER FORECAST FOR SEA AREAS AROUND THE ISLAND DURING NEXT 24 HOURS
Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 31 August 2023
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| Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Matara via Colombo and Galle. | ||||||
| Winds: | ||||||
Winds will be Westerly or South-westerly and speed will be (30-40) kmph. Wind speed may increase up to (50-55) kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Hambantota to Pottuvil and from Puttalam to Kankasanthurai via Mannar. | ||||||
| State of Sea: | ||||||
The sea areas off the coast extending from Hambantota to Pottuvil and from Puttalam to Kankasanthurai via Mannar will be rough at times. The sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Hambantota via Colombo, Galle and Matara may be fairly rough at times. Temporarily strong gusty winds and very rough seas can be expected during thundershowers. 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 30 August 2023, for next 24hours) Sea areas around the Island
Bay of Bengal Weather: EQ-16N, 80E-100E : Showers or thundershowers at several places. Other sea areas : Showers or thundershowers at few places. Winds: 03N – 17N, 80E-100E : South-westerly / (30-40) kmph, gusting up to (50-60) kmph. Other sea areas : South-westerly / (30-40) kmph. State of the Sea: 03N– 17N, 80E-100E: Fairly rough to rough. Other sea areas : Moderate. Arabian Sea Weather: EQ-12N, 60E-80E : Showers or thundershowers at several places. Other sea areas : Showers or thundershowers at few places. Winds: 03N-10N, 75E-80E : South-westerly to Westerly / (30-40) kmph, gusting up to (45-55) kmph. 05N-18N, 60E-70E : South-westerly / (30-40) kmph, gusting up to (45-50) kmph. Other sea areas : South-westerly to Westerly / (20-30) kmph. State of the Sea 03N-10N, 75E-80E : Fairly rough, rough at times. 05N-18N, 60E-70E : Fairly rough, rough at times. Other sea areas : Slight to moderate. South Indian Ocean: Weather: EQ-10S, 60E-80E : Showers or thundershowers at several places. EQ-03S, 80E-100E : Showers or thundershowers at several places. Other sea areas : Showers or thundershowers at few places. Winds: 05S-10S, 60E-100E : South-easterly/ (30-40) kmph, gusting up to (50-60)kmph. Other sea areas : South-easterly / (30-40) kmph. State of the Sea: 05S-10S, 60E-100E : Fairly rough to rough. Other sea areas : Moderate.
**Temporary strong gusty winds and rough seas can be expected during thundershowers. Duty-Meteorologist Department of Meteorology |
