January 23, Colombo (LNW): Showers will occur at times in Uva province and in Ampara, Batticaloa, Matale, Nuwara-Eliya, Hambantota and Matara districts, and several spells of showers may occur in Northern and North-Central provinces and in Trincomalee district, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather forecast today (23).
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places elsewhere in the evening or night.
Fairly heavy showers about 50 mm can be expected at some places in Southern and Sabaragamuwa provinces.
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 Matale, Hambantota and Monaragala districts.
Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Sabaragamuwa and Western provinces and in Galle 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 or thundershowers will occur at times in the sea areas off the coasts extending from Trincomalee to Colombo via Batticaloa, Pottuvil, Hambantota and Galle. |
| 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 Galle to Pottuvil via Hambantota. |
| State of Sea: |
| The sea areas off the coasts extending from Colombo to Kankasanthurai via Puttalam and Mannar and from Galle to Pottuvil via Hambantota will be fairly rough at times. Temporarily strong gusty winds and very rough seas can be expected during thundershowers. |
