The Department of Meteorology has released a weather report, stating that the sun will be directly over Sri Lanka’s latitudes from today, 5th April until 15th April. The department has provided details on the apparent northward relative motion of the sun and indicated that the sun will be directly over a few areas in Sri Lanka at noon today.
Thalpe, Walipitiya, and Thihagoda are the nearest areas to Sri Lanka where the sun will be overhead today at around 12:13 noon. Along with this information, the department has also predicted showers or thundershowers in several places in the Uva, Central, Southern, Sabaragamuwa, Western, North-Western, and North-Central provinces, as well as the Mannar and Vavuniya districts during the afternoon or night.
The Met Department has warned that some areas may experience fairly heavy showers above 50mm, and a few showers may occur in the Anuradhapura, Vavuniya, and Mannar districts during the morning. It has requested the public to take adequate precautions to prevent damage caused by temporary localised strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.
Furthermore, the department has predicted that showers or thundershowers will occur in several places in the sea areas off the coast extending from Mannar to Hambantota via Puttalam, Colombo, Galle, and Matara during the evening or night. Wind speed is expected to be (20-30) kmph, and winds will be south-easterly to south-westerly. The sea areas around the island will be slight. However, the department has warned that temporarily strong gusty winds and very rough seas may occur during thundershowers.
The Department of Meteorology is urging the public to remain vigilant and take necessary precautions during this period of direct sunlight and anticipated rain.
