Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Northern, North-Central, Eastern and Uva provinces during the afternoon or night, and showers may occur in North-western province and in Mannar and Jaffna districts during the morning, said the Department of Meteorology in a statement today (11).
Several spells of showers are likely in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Galle and Matara districts.
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 off the coast extending from Mannar to Pottuvil via Colombo, Galle and Hambanthota. |
| Winds: |
| Winds will be Westerly to South-westerly. Wind speed will be (30-40) kmph and gusting up to 50 kmph at times over the sea area off coast extending from Kankasanthurai to Hambanthota via Mannar, Colombo and Galle. Wind speed will be (20-30) kmph in the other sea areas around the island. |
| State of Sea: |
| The sea area off the coast extending from Kankasanthurai to Hambanthota via Mannar, Colombo and Galle will be rough at times. Temporarily strong gusty winds and very rough seas can be expected during thundershowers. |
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