By: Isuru Parakrama
March 03, Colombo (LNW): Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Kalutara, Ratnapura, Nuwara-eliya, Galle and Matara districts in the evening or night, and mainly dry weather will prevail elsewhere in the island, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather forecast today (03).
The public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimise the damages caused by temporary localised strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.
Marine Weather:
| Condition of Rain: |
| Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in the sea areas extending from Kalutara to Matara via Galle in the evening or night. |
| Winds: |
| Winds will be north-easterly and wind speed will be (20-30) kmph. Wind speed may increase up to (40-45) kmph at times in the sea areas off the coasts extending from Colombo to Kankasanthurai via Puttalam and from Matara to Pottuvil via Hambantota. |
| State of Sea: |
| The sea areas off the coasts extending from Colombo to Kankasanthurai via Puttalam and from Matara to Potuvil via Hambantota can be fairly rough at times. |
