By: Isuru Parakrama
Colombo (LNW): Showers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Central and Northwestern provinces, and heavy showers about 100mm are likely at some places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts, announced the Department of Meteorology in its daily weather forecast toady (02).
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Eastern and Uva province and in Vavuniya and Mullaitivu districts during the evening or night, the statement aded.
General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimise damages caused by temporary localised strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.
Fairly strong winds about (40-45) kmph can be expected at times in western slopes of the central hills, western, Northwestern and Sabaragamuwa provinces.
Marine Weather:
| Condition of Rain: |
| Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Hambantota via Colombo, Galle and Matara. |
| Winds: |
| Winds will be South-westerly and speed will be (30-40) kmph. Wind speed may increase up to (50-60)kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Galle to Pottuvil via Hambantota and from Puttalam to Kankasanthurai via Mannar. Wind speed may increase up to 50kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Galle via Colombo. |
| State of Sea: |
| The sea areas off the coast extending from Galle to Pottuvil via Hambantota and from Puttalam to Kankasanthurai via Mannar will be rough at times. The sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Galle via Colombo will be fairly rough at times. Temporarily strong gusty winds and very rough seas can be expected during thundershowers. Increase of swell wave heights(about 2.0 –2.5m) can be expected in the sea areasoff the coast extending from Galle to Pottuvil via Hambantota. |
