August 29, Colombo (LNW): Showers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts, with fairly heavy showers about 50 mm being likely to occur at some places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle, Matara, Nuwara-Eliya and Puttalam districts, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather forecast today (29).
Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Uva province and in Ampara and Batticaloa districts during the evening or night.
Strong winds about (40-50) kmph can be expected at times over Western slopes of the central hills, Northern, North-central and North-western provinces and in Hambantota and Trincomalee districts.
Cloudy skies can be expected in Northern, North-central, Eastern and Central provinces.
The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimise damages caused by temporary localised strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.
In a subsequent development, the sun is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka during 28th of August to 06th of September due to its apparent southward relative motion.
The nearest places of Sri Lanka over which the sun is overhead today (29) are Oddusuddan, Mankulam, Terankandal and Mallavi about 12.11 noon.
Marine Weather:
| A low-pressure area is likely to form over Northern Bay of Bengal today (29). Very strong winds (70-80) kmph accompanied with heavy rainfalls and very rough seas are likely over above sea areas. Naval and fishing communities in the above sea areas are requested to be attentive to future forecasts issued by the Department of Meteorology in this regard. |
| Condition of Rain: |
| Showers may occur at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Mullaittivu to Hambanthota via Kankasanthurai, Puttalam, Colombo and Galle. |
| Winds: |
| Winds will be south-westerly in direction and wind speed will be (30-40) kmph. Wind speed can increase up to (55–60) kmph at times in the sea areas off the coasts extending from Kankasanthurai to Chilaw via Mannar and Puttalam and from Hambantota to Pottuvil. Wind speed can increase up to50 kmph at times in the sea areas off the coasts extending from Chilaw to Hambantota via Colombo and Galle and from Trincomalee to Kankasanthurai. |
| State of Sea: |
| The sea areas off the coasts extending from Kankasanthurai to Chilaw via Mannar and Puttalam and from Hambantota to Pottuvil will be rough at times. The sea areas off the coasts extending from Chilaw to Hambantota via Colombo and Galle and from Trincomalee to Kankasanthurai may be fairly rough at times. |
