March 03, Colombo (LNW): The showery trend is expected to continue further across island, according to the Department of Meteorology.
In its daily weather forecast today (03), the Department said showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Eastern, Southern and Uva provinces and in Matale, Nuwara-Eliyaand Polonnaruwa districts.
A few showers may occur in Northern province and in Anuradhapura district, and showers or thundershowers will occur at several places elsewhere during the afternoon or night, the statement added.
Showers may occur in the coastal areas of Western province during the morning too.
Fairly heavy showers above 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 Batticaloa to Galle via Hambantota. |
| Winds: |
| Winds will be north-easterly to easterly and speed will be (25-35) kmph. |
| State of Sea: |
| The sea areas around the island will be moderate. Temporarily strong gusty winds and very rough seas can be expected during thundershowers. |
