March 02, Colombo (LNW): Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Eastern, Southern and Uva provinces and in Matale, Nuwara-Eliyaand Polonnaruwa districts, and several spells of showers will occur in Northern province and in Anuradhapura district, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather forecast today (02).
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places elsewhere during the afternoon or night.
Fairly heavy showers about 75 mm can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern and Uva province 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 Trincomalee to Matara viaBatticaloa and Hambantota. 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 to easterly and speed will be (20-30) kmph. Wind speed can increase up to 40 kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Chilaw to Kankasanthurai via Puttalam and Mannar. |
| State of Sea: |
| The sea areas off the coasts extending fromChilaw to Kankasanthurai via Puttalam and Mannar will be fairly rough at times. Temporarily strong gusty winds and very rough seas can be expected during thundershowers. |
