By: Isuru Parakrama
December 31, Colombo (LNW): Showery weather condition is expected to continue further over Northern, North-central, Eastern and Uva provinces for next few days, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather forecast today (31).
Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Northern, North-Central, Eastern and Uva provinces and in Matale district.
Fairly heavy showers above 75 mm can be expected at some places in Eastern and Uva provinces and in Matale and Polonnaruwa districts.
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places elsewhere during the afternoon or night.
Fairly heavy showers above 75 mm can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Southern provinces.
Fairly strong winds of (30-35) kmph can be expected at times over Northern, Eastern, North-central and North-western provinces.
Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and Southern 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 will occur at several places in the sea areas extending from Kankasanthurai to Hambantota via Trincomalee and Pottuvil. Showers or thundershowers may occur at several 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 (20-35) kmph. Wind speed can increase up to (40-50) kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Colombo to Hambantota via Puttalam, Kankasanthurai, Trincomalee and Batticaloa. |
| State of Sea: |
| The sea areas off the coast extending from Colombo to Hambantota via Puttalam, Kankasanthurai, Trincomalee and Batticaloa will be fairly rough at times. Temporarily strong gusty winds and very rough seas can be expected during thundershowers. |
