Atmospheric conditions are favorable for development of evening thundershowers in the island during the next few days.
Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts.
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places elsewhere of the island during the evening or night.
Fairly heavy showers above 75 mm are likely at some places in Northern, North-central, Eastern and Uva provinces.
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 35.4°C
Anuradhapura
Min. Temperature 14.3°C
Nuwara Eliya
Max. Rainfall 42.5mm
Welioya (Mullaitivu AWS)
WEATHER FORECAST FOR SEA AREAS AROUND THE ISLAND DURING NEXT 24 HOURS
Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 11 August 2024
| Condition of Rain: |
| Showers will occur at several places in the sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Matara via Colombo and Galle. Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in the other sea areas around the island during the afternoon or night. |
| Winds: |
Winds will be westerly to south-westerly and wind speed will be (30-40) kmph. Wind speed can increase up to 50 kmph at times in the sea areas off the coasts extending from Mannar to Pottuvil via Puttalam, Colombo, Galle and Hambantota. |
| State of Sea: |
The sea areas off the coasts extending from Mannar to Pottuvil via Puttalam, Colombo, Galle and Hambantota may be fairly rough at times. Temporarily strong gusty winds and very rough seas can be expected during thundershowers. |
