January 06, Colombo (LNW): Showers may occur at a few places in Eastern province and in Mullaittivu district, with showers or thundershowers being expected to occur at several places in Sabaragamuwa province and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts during the afternoon or night, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather forecast today (06).
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: |
| Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in the sea areas extending from Batticaloa to Kankasanthurai via Trincomalee during the afternoon or night. Mainly fair weather will prevail in the other sea areas around the island. |
| 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 Mannar via Puttalam and Pottuvil to Hambanthota. |
| State of Sea: |
| The sea areas off the coast extending from Colombo to Mannar via Puttalam and Pottuvil to Hambanthota will be fairly rough at times. Temporarily strong gusty winds and very rough seas can be expected during thundershowers. |
