By: Isuru Parakrama
Colombo (LNW): Due to the wave-type atmospheric disturbance, showery weather condition is expected to temporarily enhance over most places of the island for the next few days starting today (14), the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather forecast today.
Showers will occur at times in Eastern and Uva provinces and in Mullaitivu, Matale Polonnaruwa and Hambantota districts, with several spells of showers being expected in Jaffna, Vavuniya, Kilinochchi, Mannar and Anuradhapura districts, the statement added.
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the other areas of the island after 1.00 p.m.
Heavy showers about 100 mm are likely at some places in Eastern, Uva, Western, Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts.
Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and Southern provinces in the morning.
The 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 Trincomalee to Hambantota via Batticaloa and Pottuvil. Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the other sea areas around the island particularly during the evening or night. |
| Winds: |
| Winds will be North-easterly and wind speed will be (25-35) kmph. Wind speed may increase up to (40-50) kmph in the sea areas off the coast extending from Colombo to Trincomalee via Mannar and Kankasanthurai. |
| State of Sea: |
| The sea areas off the coast extending from Colombo to Trincomalee via Mannar and Kankasanthurai can be fairly rough at times. The other sea areas around the island will be slight to moderate. Temporarily strong gusty winds and very rough seas can be expected during thundershowers. |
