Showers or thundershowers will occur at a few places in Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern and Uva provinces during the afternoon or night, and mainly fair weather will prevail rest of the country, said the Department of Meteorology in a statement today (17).
Misty condition can be expected in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Uva, Central and North-Central provinces in Galle and Matara districts during the morning.
General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimise damages caused by temporary localised strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.
Marine Weather:
| The low-pressure area in the southwest Bay of Bengal is very likely to intensify further and move closer to the northern coast of Sri Lanka by 19th and 20th November. Therefore, Fishing and naval communities in the deep and shallow sea areas, off the coast extending from Kankasanturai to Batticaloa via Trincomalee are requested to be attentive in future weather advisories. |
| Condition of Rain: |
| Showers or thundershowers will occur at a few places in sea areas around the island. |
| Winds: |
| Winds will be northerly or variable in direction. Wind speed will be (20-35) kmph. |
| State of Sea: |
| The sea areas around the island will be slight. |
