Showers will occur at times in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts and fairly heavy rainfalls above 75 mm may occur at some places, said the Department of Meteorology today (02) in a statement.
Several spells of showers will occur in North-Western province and in Hambanthota district.
Showers or thundershowers will occur at a few places in Uva province and in Ampara district during the evening or night.
Strong winds about (50-55) kmph can be expected at times over the western slopes of the Central hills, Northern, North-Central and Southern provinces and in Trincomalee district.
General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.
Marine Weather
| Condition of Rain: |
| Showers will occur at times in the sea area off the coast extending from Puttalam to Matara via Colombo. |
| Winds: |
| Winds will be south-westerly and wind speed will be (30-40) kmph. Wind speed may increase up to (50-60) kmph at timesin the sea areas off the coast extending from Galle to Trincomalee via Puttalam and Kankasanturai and up to (60-70) kmph from Galle to Pottuvil via Hambantota. |
| State of Sea: |
| The sea areas off the coast extending from Galle to Trincomalee via Puttalam and Kankasanturai will be rough and from Galle to Pottuvil via Hambantota will be very rough. There is a possibility to increase swell waves about (2.5 m – 3.0 m) in the sea areas off the coast extending from Galle to Pottuvil via Hambantota and about (2.0 m – 2.5 m) in the sea areas off the coast extending from Galle to Mannar via Colombo. Therefore, it is advised not to venture into fishing and naval activities in the sea areas off the coast extending from Galle to Pottuvil via Hambanthota and requested to be vigilant, in the sea areas off the coast extending from Galle to Mannar via Colombo during next 24 hours. |
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