Rainy weather to enhance in some areas from today
Showers will occur at times in Northern, North-central, Eastern and Uva provinces and in Matale and Nuwara-Eliya districts. Fairly heavy showers above 75mm can be expected at some places.
Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Southern provinces and in Kandy district during the afternoon or night.
Fairly strong winds of (30-40) kmph can be expected at times over Northern, Eastern, North-central and North-western provinces and in Hambantota district.
Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern and Uva provinces 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.
The weather forecast for the sea areas around the island over the next 24 hours is as follows:
Condition of Rain: |
Showers may occur at several places in the sea areas extending from Kankasanthurai to Pottuvil via Trincomalee and Batticaloa. |
Winds: |
Winds will be north-easterly and speed will be (30-40) kmph. Wind speed can increase up to 50 kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Colombo to Hambantota via Puttalam, Kankasanthurai and Trincomalee. |
State of Sea: |
The sea areas off the coasts extending from Colombo to Hambantota via Puttalam, Kankasanthurai and Trincomalee will be fairly rough at times. |
