March 01, Colombo (LNW): Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Eastern, Southern and Uva provinces and in Matale, Nuwara-Eliya and Polonnaruwa districts, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather forecast today (01).
Several spells of showers will occur in Northern province and in Anuradhapura district. Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places elsewhere during the afternoon or night.
Fairly heavy showers above 75 mm can be expected at some places in Uva province and in Batticaloa, Ampara, Matale, Nuwara-Eliya, Hambantota and Polonnaruwa districts.
Fairly strong winds of (30-40) kmph can be expected at times over North-central, Eastern and North-western provinces and in Matale and Nuwara-Eliya 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 several places in the sea areas off the coast extending from Mullaittivu to Colombo via Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Hambantota and Galle. Showers or thundershowers may occur at several 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 (45-50) kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Colombo to Trincomalee via Puttalam, Mannar and Kankasanthurai and from Galle to Hambantota via Matara. |
| State of Sea: |
| The sea areas off the coasts extending from Colombo to Trincomalee via Puttalam, Mannar and Kankasanthurai and from Galle to Hambantota via Matara will be fairly rough at times. Other sea areas around the island will be moderate. Temporarily strong gusty winds and very rough seas can be expected during thundershowers. |
