Very heavy showers above 150 mm can be expected at some districts
Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Northern, Eastern, North-central, Uva and Central provinces and in Hambantota district.
Very heavy showers above 150 mm can be expected at some places in Eastern and Uva provinces and in Hambantota district. Heavy showers above 100 mm can be expected at some places in Northern province and in Matale, Nuwara-Eliya, Polonnaruwa Galle and Matara Districts.
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places elsewhere.
Fairly strong winds of (30-40) kmph can be expected at times over Eastern slope of the central hills and Northern, North-central, Eastern and North-western provinces and in Hambantota and Monaragala districts.
The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR SEA AREAS AROUND THE ISLAND DURING NEXT 24 HOURS
Condition of Rain: |
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the sea areas extending from Kankasanthurai to Hambantota via Trincomalee and Batticaloa. Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the other sea areas around the island during the afternoon or Night. |
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. Wind speed will increase up to 50 kmph at times in the other sea areas around the island. |
State of Sea: |
The sea areas off the coasts extending from Colombo to Kankasanthurai via Puttalam and Mannar will be rough at times. Other sea areas around the island will be fairly rough at times. The swell waves height may increase (about 2.0 - 2.5 m) in the sea areas off the coast extending from Batticaloa to Hambanthota via Pottuvil. (this is not for land area) Temporarily strong gusty winds and very rough seas can be expected during thundershowers. |
