January 09, Colombo (LNW): Several spells of showers will occur in Northern, North-central, Eastern and Uva provinces and in Matale and Nuwara-Eliya districts, with showers or thundershowers being expected to occur at a few places in Sabaragamuwa and Southern provinces and in Kaluthara and Kandy districts during the afternoon or night, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather forecast today (09).
Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern and Uva provinces and in Kurunegala district 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 may occur at several places in the sea areas extending from Kankasanthurai to Pottuvil via Trincomalee and Batticaloa. |
| Winds: |
| Winds will be north-easterly and speed will be (25-35) kmph. Wind speed can increase up to (40-50) kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Colombo to Kankasanthurai via Puttalam and Mannar and Pottuvil to Hambanthota. Wind speed can increase up to 40 kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Kankasanthurai to Pottuvil via Trincomalee and Batticaloa. |
| State of Sea: |
| The sea areas off the coasts extending from Colombo to Kankasanthurai via Puttalam and Mannar and Pottuvil to Hambanthota will be fairly rough at times. The sea areas off the coasts extending from Kankasanthurai to Pottuvil via Trincomalee and Batticaloa will be moderate to fairly rough at times. |
