January 27, Colombo (LNW): Showers or thunder showers will occur at times in Uva and Southern provinces and in Ampara and Batticaloa districts, with a few showers being likely to occur in North-Central, North-Western and Central provinces and in Trincomalee district, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather forecast today (27).
Showers or thundershowers will occur at few places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces during the evening or night.
Cloudy skies can be expected over Southern half of the island.
Fairly strong winds of (30-40) kmph can be expected at times over Eastern slope of the central hills and Northern, North-central and North-western provinces and in Matale and Hambantota districts.
Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Galle and Matara districts 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 several places in the sea areas off the coasts extending from Batticaloa to Colombo via Hambantota and Galle. Showers may occur at few places in the other sea areas around the island. |
| Winds: |
| Winds will be north-easterly and speed will be (25-35) kmph. Wind speed can increase up to (50-55) kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Colombo to Mannar via Puttalam and from Matara to Pottuvil via Hambantota. |
| State of Sea: |
| The sea areas off the coasts extending from Colombo to Mannar via Puttalam 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. |
