By: Isuru Parakrama
Colombo (LNW): Several spells of light showers will occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts, and showers may follow in the Northern and Eastern Provinces and in Polonnaruwa district during the morning, announced the Department of Meteorology in its daily weather forecast today (11).
Showers or thundershowers may also occur at a few places in Uva province and in Ampara and Batticaloa districts during the evening or night, the statement added.
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 Batticaloa via Kankasanthurai and Trincomalee. Showers or thundershowers will occur at a few places in the other sea areas around the Island. |
| Winds: |
| Winds will be south-westerly and speed will be (20-30) kmph. Wind speed may increase up to (40-50) kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Hambantota to Pottuvil and in the sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Kankasanthurai via Mannar. |
| State of Sea: |
| The sea areas off the coast extending from Hambantota to Pottuvil will be fairly rough at times. Temporarily strong gusty winds and very rough seas can be expected during thundershowers. |
