Heavy showers, strong winds, rough seas forecast for several provinces: Met Dept (Sep 05)

September 05, Colombo (LNW): Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather forecast today (05).

Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Uva province and in Batticaloa and Ampara districts during the evening or night.

Strong winds about (40-45) 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.

The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimise damages caused by temporary localised strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.

The sun is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka during 28^th of August to 06^th of September due to its apparent southward relative motion. The nearest places of Sri Lanka over which the sun is overhead today (05) are Ahungalla, Neluwa and Yala about 12.08 noon.

Marine Weather:

Condition of Rain:

Showers or thundershowers may occur at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Matara via Colombo and Galle. Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in the eastern sea areas during the afternoon or night.

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 Mannar to Chilaw via Puttalam and from Galle to Pottuvil via Matara and Hambantota. Wind speed can increase up to50 kmph at times in the sea areas off the coasts extending from Kankasanthurai to Mannar and from Chilaw to Galle via Colombo.

State of Sea:

The sea areas off the coasts extending from Mannar to Chilaw via Puttalam and from Galle to Pottuvil via Matara and Hambantota will be rough at times. The sea areas off the coasts extending from Kankasanthurai to Mannar and from Chilaw to Galle via Colombo may be fairly rough at times. Temporarily strong gusty winds and very rough seas can be expected during thundershowers.