December 28, Colombo (LNW): Several spells of showers may occur in North-central, Eastern and Uva provinces and in Matale district, with a few showers being expected to occur in Northern province, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather forecast today (28).
Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Southern provinces and in Nuwara-Eliya and Kandy districts during the evening or night.
Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern 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: |
| Shower will occur at several places in the sea areas extending from Trincomalee to Hambantota via Batticaloa. Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in the other sea areas around the island during the evening or night. |
| Winds: |
| Winds will be North- easterly in the sea areas around the island and speed will be (20-30) kmph. Wind speed can increase up to (40-45) kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Colombo to Trincomalee via Puttalam and Kankasanthurai. |
| State of Sea: |
| The sea areas off the coast extending from Colombo to Trincomalee via Puttalam and Kankasanthurai may be fairly rough at times. Temporarily strong gusty winds and very rough seas can be expected during thundershowers. |
