Showers or thundershowers may occur ata few places in Sabaragamuwa province and in Galle and Matara districts in the evening or night. Mainly fair weather will prevail elsewhere.

A few showers may occur in Eastern and Uva provinces in the morning.

Fairly strong winds about (30-35) kmph can be expected at times in eastern slopes of the central hills and in North-central, North-western, Uva, Southernand Easternprovinces and in Matale and Kandy districts.

Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces during the morning.

The public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.

LAST 24 HOURS

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Max. Temperature 37.2°C
Katunayake

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Min. Temperature 11.0°C
Nuwara Eliya

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Max. Rainfall 4.1mm
Mathugama (Kalutara)

WEATHER FORECAST FOR SEA AREAS AROUND THE ISLAND DURING NEXT 24 HOURS

 Issued at 05.30 a.m.on 20February 2024

 

Condition of Rain:

Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in the sea areas off the coasts extending from Galle to Pottuvil via Hambantota.

Winds:

Winds will be north-easterly and wind speed will be (25-30) kmph.

Wind speed may increase up to (40-45) kmph at times in the sea areas off the coasts extending from Galle to Pottuvil via Hambantota and from Colombo to Kankasanthurai via Puttalam.

State of Sea:

The sea areas off the coasts extending from Galle to Pottuvil via Hambantota and from Colombo to Kankasanthurai via Puttalam can be fairly rough at times.