December 24, Colombo (LNW): Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Uva province and in Hambantota, Rathnapura and Ampara districts during the evening or night, with mainly fair weather being expected to prevail elsewhere, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather forecast today (24).
Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern, North-western and Uva provinces during the morning.
The 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 may occur at a few places in the sea areas extending from Matara to Pottuvil via Hambantota during the afternoon or night. |
| Winds: |
| Winds will be Northerly to North-westerly in the sea areas around the island and speed will be (20-30) kmph. Wind speed can increase up to 40 kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Beruwala to Matara via Galle and fromKankasanthurai to Batticaloa via Trincomalee. |
| State of Sea: |
| The sea areas off the coast extending from Beruwala to Matara via Galle and from Kankasanthurai to Batticaloa via Trincomalee may be fairly rough at times. Temporarily strong gusty winds and very rough seas can be expected during thundershowers. |
