April 01, Colombo (LNW): The atmospheric conditions are getting favourable for afternoon thundershowers in the most parts of the island for next few days from today (01), the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather forecast today.
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the most parts of the island during the afternoon or night.
Heavy rainfall of about 100 mm are likely at some places in Central, Sabaragamuwa, Western, Southern and Uva provinces and in Kurunegala and Polonnaruwa districts.
Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-central and Uva provinces and in Galle, Matara and Kurunegala districts during the morning.
The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized 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 Puttalam to Trincomalee via Colombo, Galle, Hambantota and Batticaloa during the evening or night.
Winds:
Winds will be South-easterly or variable in direction and wind speed will be (20-30) kmph.
State of Sea:
Sea areas around the island will be slight.
Temporarily strong gusty winds and very rough seas can be expected during thundershowers.
