Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Northern and Eastern provinces and in Anuradhapura and Puttalam districts during the afternoon or night, and mainly fair weather will prevail most parts of the Island elsewhere, said the Department of Meteorology in a statement today (13).
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 to Puttalam to Trincomalee via Mannar, Kankasanthurai & Mullaitivu. |
Winds: |
Winds will be north-easterly and wind speed will be (20-30) kmph. The wind speed can increase up to 40 kmph at times in the sea area off the coast extending from Puttalam to Kankasanthurai via Mannar. |
State of Sea: |
The sea area off the coast extending from Puttalam to Kankasanthurai via Mannar will be moderate. Other sea areas around the island will be slight. |
MIAP