Fairly heavy showers above 50 mm expected: Misty conditions to follow (Mar 18)

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March 18, Colombo (LNW): Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Central, North-western and Uva provinces after 2.00 p.m., the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather forecast today (18).

Fairly heavy showers above 50 mm can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Southern provinces.

A few showers may occur in Eastern province and in Polonnaruwa district.

Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and Uva 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 may occur at a few places in the sea areas off the coast extending from Trincomalee to Hambantota via Batticaloa.  Showers or thundershowers may occur at several places in the sea areas off the coast extending from Hambantota to Mannar via Galle, Colombo and Puttalam during the evening or night.
Winds:
Winds will be North-easterly or variable and speed will be (20-30) kmph.
State of Sea:
Sea areas around the island will be slight to moderate. Temporarily strong gusty winds and very rough seas can be expected during thundershowers.

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