General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.
The prevailing showery condition in south-western part of the Island is expected to continue further.
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Eastern and Uva province and in Polonnaruwa, Vavuniya and Mullaitivu districts during the evening or night.
On the apparent southward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka during 28th of August to 07th of September in this year. The nearest towns of Sri Lanka over which the sun is overhead today are Ippanthivu Island (Puttalam District), Anuradhapura, Katukeliyawa and Ilukwewa (Anuradhapura District) about 12.11 noon.
LAST 24 HOURS
Max. Temperature 36.6°C
Polonnaruwa
Min. Temperature 15.0°C
Nuwara Eliya
Max. Rainfall 77.5mm
Nedunkarni - ( Vauniya )
Sea Area around Sri Lanka
WEATHER FORECAST FOR SEA AREAS AROUND THE ISLAND DURING NEXT 24 HOURS
Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 01 September 2023
Condition of Rain: | ||||||
Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Hambantota via Colombo, Galle and Matara. | ||||||
Winds: | ||||||
Winds will be South-westerly and speed will be (30-40) kmph. Wind speed may increase up to (50-60) kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Galle to Pottuvil via Hambantota and from Puttalam to Kankasanthurai via Mannar. Wind speed may increase up to 50 kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Galle via Colombo. | ||||||
State of Sea: | ||||||
The sea areas off the coast extending from Galle to Pottuvil via Hambantota and from Puttalam to Kankasanthurai via Mannar will be rough at times. The sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Galle via Colombo will be fairly rough at times. Temporarily strong gusty winds and very rough seas can be expected during thundershowers. Multi-day Boats ForecastWEATHER FORECAST FOR MULTI-DAY BOATS For the sea areas in between 20N - 10S and 60E-100E (Issued at 07.00 a.m. on 01 September 2023, for next 24hours) Sea areas around the Island
Bay of Bengal Weather: EQ-05N, 80E-85E : Showers or thundershowers at most places. 05N-13N, 85E-100E : Showers or thundershowers at most places. EQ-05N, 85E-100E : Showers or thundershowers at several places. Other sea areas : Showers or thundershowers at few places. Winds: 03N – 11N, 80E-90E : South-westerly / (30-40) kmph, gusting up to (50-55) kmph. Other sea areas : South-westerly / (30-40) kmph. State of the Sea: 03N– 11N, 80E-90E : Fairly rough to rough. Other sea areas : Moderate.
Arabian Sea
Weather: EQ-12N, 65E-80E : Showers or thundershowers at most places. Other sea areas : Showers or thundershowers at few places. Winds: EQ-15N, 60E-65E : South-westerly to Westerly / (30-40) kmph, gusting up to (50-55) kmph. Other sea areas : South-westerly to Westerly / (20-30) kmph. State of the Sea EQ-15N, 60E-65E : Fairly rough, rough at times. Other sea areas : Slight to moderate. South Indian Ocean: Weather: EQ-10S, 60E-70E : Showers or thundershowers at most places. EQ-03S, 70E-85E : Showers or thundershowers at several places. Other sea areas : Showers or thundershowers at few places.
Winds: 06S-10S, 60E-90E : South-easterly/ (30-40) kmph, gusting up to (50-60)kmph. EQ-06S, 60E-68E : South-westerly to North-westerly or Variable/ (30-40) kmph. Other sea areas : South-easterly / (30-40) kmph. State of the Sea: 06S-10S, 60E-75E : Fairly rough to rough. EQ-06S, 60E-68E : Moderate to Fairly rough. Other sea areas : Moderate.
**Temporary strong gusty winds and rough seas can be expected during thundershowers |
