Rainy condition is expected to be temporarily enhanced over Eastern, Northern, North-central and Central provinces from tomorrow.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Uva provinceand in Matale and Nuwara-Eliya districts.

Several spells of showers may occur in Eastern, Northern and North-central provinces and in Hambanthota district.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at a few places in Sabaragamuwa and Western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts during the afternoon or night.

Fairly strong winds of (30-40) kmph can be expected at times over Eastern slope of the central hills and Northern, North-central, Eastern, North-western and Uva provinces and in Hambantota district.

Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, province in Galle and Matara districts 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.

Last 24 hours

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Max. Temperature 30.0°C
Colombo

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Min. Temperature 13.6°C
Nuwara Eliya

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Max. Rainfall 188.6mm
Oddusudan (Mullaitivu)

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

Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 17 January 2025

Condition of Rain:
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the sea areas extending from Kankasanthurai to Pottuvil via Trincomalee.
Winds:
Winds will be north-easterly and speed will be (30-40) kmph. Wind speed can increase up to (50-60) kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Colombo to Kankasanthurai via Puttalam and Mannar and from Matara to Pottuvil via Hambantota. Wind speed can increase up to 50 kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Kankasanthurai to Pottuvil via Trincomalee.
State of Sea:

The sea areas off the coasts extending from Colombo to Kankasanthurai via Puttalam and Mannar and from Matara to Pottuvil via Hambantota will be rough at times. The sea areas off the coasts extending from Kankasanthurai to Pottuvil via Trincomalee may be fairly rough at times.