December 27, Colombo (LNW): Several spells of showers may occur in Northern, North-central, Eastern provinces and in Matale district, and showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern North-western and Uva provinces and in Nuwara-Eliya and Kandy districts during the evening or night, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather forecast today (27).
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 minimise damages caused by temporary localised strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.
Marine Weather:
| Condition of Rain: |
| Several spells of light showers will occur in the sea areas extending from Mannar to Batticaloa via Kankasanthurai and Trincomalee. Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in the other sea areas around the island during the evening or night. |
| Winds: |
| Winds will be North- easterly in the sea areas around the island and speed will be (20-30) kmph. Wind speed can increase up to 40 kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Trincomalee via Kankasanthurai. |
| State of Sea: |
| The sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Trincomalee via Kankasanthurai may be fairly rough at times. Temporarily strong gusty winds and very rough seas can be expected during thundershowers. |
