A low-pressure area currently near Sri Lanka has moved towards the northwest and is gradually travelling westwards, bringing rainfall to several parts of the island, the Department of Meteorology said today (22).
Director of the Forecasting Division of the Department of Meteorology, Meril Mendis, made these remarks during a special media briefing on prevailing weather conditions held at the Department of Government Information.
He said the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) was currently influencing Sri Lanka, resulting in continuous rainfall in several areas. Heavy showers exceeding 100 mm have been recorded in some locations.
Rainfall is expected to continue across the island tomorrow (23), Mendis added.
He further stated that a low-pressure area could develop near the Andaman Islands by October 23 under the influence of the ITCZ, with the system potentially intensifying into a depression.
Although the system is not expected to directly affect Sri Lanka, prevailing wind patterns are likely to maintain rainy conditions in the southwestern parts of the country until October 27, he said.
Meanwhile, another low-pressure system currently prevailing over the deep sea areas of the Bay of Bengal could also develop into a depression.
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