January 22, Colombo (LNW): Showers will occur at times in Eastern, Northern, North-central, Central and Uva provinces and in Hambantota district, and showers or thundershowers will occur at several places elsewhere in the evening or night, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather forecast today (22).
Fairly heavy showers about 75 mm can be expected at some places in Eastern, North-central, Uva and North western provinces.
Showers may occur in Western province and in Galle and Matara districts in the morning too.
Fairly strong winds of (30-40) kmph can be expected at times over Eastern slope of the central hills and Northern, North-central, Eastern and North-western provinces and in Hambantota and Monaragala districts.
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 Kankasanthurai to Galle via Trincomalee, Pottuvil and Hambantota. Showers or thundershowers will occur at a few places in the other sea areas around the island during the afternoon or Night. |
| Winds: |
| Winds will be north-easterly and speed will be (30-40) kmph. Wind speed can increase up to 50 kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Colombo to Kankasanthurai via Puttalam and Mannar and from Matara to Pottuvil via Hambantota. |
| State of Sea: |
| The sea areas off the coasts extending from Colombo to Kankasanthurai via Puttalam and Mannar and from Matara to Pottuvil via Hambantota will be fairly rough at times. Temporarily strong gusty winds and very rough seas can be expected during thundershowers. |
