Fairly heavy showers above 75 mm are likely at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern and Uva provinces and in Kurunegala District.
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the most provinces of the island after 02.00 p.m.
Showers or thundershowers will occur in Northern province and in Puttalam district during the morning too.
Fairly heavy showers above 75 mm are likely at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern and Uva provinces and in Kurunegala District.
Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Sabaragamuwa, Central and Uva provinces during the morning.
The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR SEA AREAS AROUND THE ISLAND DURING NEXT 24 HOURS
Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 30 October 2023
| Condition of Rain: |
| Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Mullaitivu via Mannar and Kankasanthurai. Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the other sea areas around the island particularly during the afternoon or night. |
| Winds: |
Winds will be Northeasterly or variable in direction and wind speed will be (20-25) kmph. |
| State of Sea: |
The sea areas around the island will be slight. Temporarily strong gusty winds and very rough seas can be expected during thundershowers. |
LAST 24 HOURS
Max. Temperature 33°C
Rathnapura
Min. Temperature 11.6°C
Nuwara Eliya
Max. Rainfall 93.5mm
Vithanakanda Estate
Shipping Report
SR-58
SHIPPING REPORT
Shipping report for Sea areas around Sri Lanka
Issued by the National Meteorological Center, Department of Meteorology, Sri Lanka.
Valid period: 2023.10.29/1500UTC to 2023.10.30/0900UTC
Issued at 1100UTC on 2023.10.29
Synoptic situation:
Winds:
Light to moderate NE'ly winds over Northern parts of SW BOB.
Light to moderate S'ly or VRB winds elsewhere.
Weather:
SCT showers/ T'showers over Maldives, Commorin, SL west, Northern part of SW BOB and Southern part of Lakshadweep.
ISOL showers/ T'showers elsewhere.
Seas: -
Slight to moderate over SL sea areas and neighborhood.
Note: Seas can be very rough during thunderhowers.
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The next Shipping report will be issued at 0300UTC, 2023.10.30
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 30 October 2023, for next 24hours)
Sea areas around the Island
| Condition of Rain: |
| Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Mullaitivu via Mannar and Kankasanthurai. Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the other sea areas around the island particularly during the afternoon or night. |
| Winds: |
Winds will be Northeasterly or variable in direction and wind speed will be (20-25) kmph. |
| State of Sea: |
| The sea areas around the island will be slight. |
Top locations
Bay of Bengal
Weather:
EQ- 06N, 80E-100E : Showers or thundershowers at several places.
08N- 12N, 80E-90E : Showers or thundershowers at several places.
Other sea areas : A few showers are likely.
Winds:
EQ – 03N, 80E-95E : South-easterly / (20-30) kmph.
10N-20N, 80E-90E : North-easterly / (20-30) kmph.
Other sea areas : Variable / (10-20) kmph.
State of the Sea:
EQ – 05N, 80E-95E : Slight to moderate.
10N–20N, 80E-90E : Slight to moderate.
Other sea areas : Slight.
Arabian Sea
Weather:
EQ-12N, 60E-80E : Showers or thundershowers over most places.
Other sea areas : Mainly fair weather.
Winds:
EQ-05N, 60E-80E :South-easterly / (20-40) kmph.
10N-20N, 60E-70E :North-easterly / (20-30) kmph.
Other sea areas : Variable / (10-20) kmph.
State of the Sea
EQ-05N, 60E-80E : Moderate.
10N-20N, 60E-70E : Slight to moderate.
Other sea areas : Slight.
South Indian Ocean:
Weather:
EQ -05S, 60E-70E : Showers or thundershowers at few places.
Other sea areas : Mainly fair weather.
Winds:
EQ-10S, 60E-100E : South-easterly / (30-40) kmph; gusting up to 50 kmph.
State of the Sea:
EQ-10S, 60E-100E : Moderate ; Fairly rough at times.
**Temporary strong gusty winds and rough seas can be expected during thundershowers.
Duty-Meteorologist
Department of Meteorology
