February 27, Colombo (LNW): Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Northern, North-central, Eastern and Uva provinces and in Matale, Nuwara-Eliyaand Hambantota districts, and showers or thundershowers will occur at several places elsewhere during the afternoon or night, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather forecast today (27).
Fairly heavy showers above 75mm can be expected at some places in Eastern and Uva provinces and in Matale, Nuwara-Eliya, Polonnaruwa, Galle, Matara, Kaluthara and Rathnapura districts.
Fairly strong winds of (30-40) kmph can be expected at times over Northern, North-central, Eastern and North-western provinces and in Matale, Nuwara-Eliya and Hambantota districts.
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 or thundershowers will occur at several places in the sea areas extending from Mannar to Hambantota via Kankasanthurai, Trincomalee and Batticaloa. Showers or thundershowers may 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 (50-55) kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Colombo to Trincomalee via Mannar and Kankasanthurai, from Matara to Pottuvil via Hambantota. Wind speed can increase up to (45-50) kmph at times in the other sea areas around the island. |
| State of Sea: |
| The sea areas off the coasts extending fromColombo to Trincomalee via Mannar and Kankasanthurai, from Matara to Pottuvil via Hambantota will be rough at times. Other sea areas around the island may be fairly rough at times. |
