A few showers may occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts
. Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Badulla, Ampara and Batticaloa districts during the evening or night. Mainly fair weather prevail elsewhere.
Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Badulla, Ampara and Batticaloa districts during the evening or night.
Fairly strong winds about (30-40) kmph can be expected at times over Northern, North-central and North-western provinces and in Hambantota and Trincomalee districts.
The 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 38.7°C
Pottuvil
Min. Temperature 13.9°C
Nuwara Eliya
Max. Rainfall 12.5mm
Lahugala (Ampara - ARS)
WEATHER FORECAST FOR SEA AREAS AROUND THE ISLAND DURING NEXT 24 HOURS
Issued at 12.00 noon on 26 August 2024.
Condition of Rain: |
Several spells of showers will occur in the sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Galle via Colombo. |
Winds: |
Winds will be south-westerly in direction and wind speed will be (30-40) kmph. Wind speed can increase up to (55-60) kmph at times in the sea areas off the coasts extending from Trincomalee to Puttalam via Kankasanthurai and Mannar and from Hambantota to Pottuvil. Wind speed can increase up to 50 kmph at times in the sea areas off the coasts extending from Puttalam to Hambantota via Colombo and Galle. |
State of Sea: |
The sea areas off the coasts extending from Trincomalee to Puttalam via Kankasanthurai and Mannar and from Hambantota to Pottuvil will be rough at times. The sea areas off the coasts extending from Puttalam to Hambantota via Colombo and Galle may be fairly rough at times. Department of Meteorology |
