January 02, Colombo (LNW): Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Central, Uva and Southern provinces and in Ampara and Batticaloa districts, with showers or thundershowers being expected to occur at several places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces during the afternoon or night, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather forecast today (02).
Fairly strong winds of (30-40) kmph can be expected at times over Northern, Eastern, North-central, North-western and Southern provinces.
Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central 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 times in the sea areas extending from Batticaloa to Beruwala via Pottuvil, Hambanthota and Matara. |
| Winds: |
| Winds will be north-easterly in the sea areas around the island and speed will be (30-40) kmph. Wind speed can increase up to (50-60) kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Colombo to Kankasanthurai via Puttalam. Wind speed can increase up to (40-50) kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Kankasanthurai to Galle via Trincomalee and Hambanthota. |
| State of Sea: |
| The sea areas off the coast extending from Colombo to Kankasanthurai via Puttalam will be rough at times. Other sea areas may be fairly rough at times. Temporarily strong gusty winds and very rough seas can be expected during thundershowers. |
