January 01, Colombo (LNW): Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Eastern, Central, North-central and Uva provinces, the Department of Meteorology said in its debut broadcast for the year 2026 this (01) morning.
Fairly heavy falls about 75 mm are likely at some places in Central and Uva provinces and in Batticaloa and Ampara districts.
Several spells of showers will occur at Northern and North-western provinces.
Showers or thundershowers may occur at several places elsewhere after 2.00 p.m.
Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Galle and Matara districts during the early hours of the morning.
The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimise damages caused by temporary localised strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.
Marine Weather:
Condition of Rain:
Showers may occur at several places in the sea areas off the coast extending from Mannar to Colombo via Puttalam and Trincomalee to Hambantota via Batticaloa.
Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in the other sea areas around the island.
Winds:
Winds will be northerly to north-easterly and wind speed will be (30-40) kmph.
Wind speed can increase up to 45 kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Beruwala to Matara via Galle and Batticaloa to Pottuvil.
State of Sea:
The sea areas off the coast extending from Beruwala to Matara via Galle and Batticaloa to Pottuvil will be fairly rough at times. The other sea areas around the island will be moderate.
Temporarily strong gusty winds and very rough seas can be expected during thundershowers.
