April 06, Colombo (LNW): Showers or thundershowers will occur at most places of the island during the afternoon or night, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather forecast today (06).
Showers may occur in the coastal areas of Western and Southern provinces and in Puttalam, Mannar, Jaffna and Ampara districts in the morning too.
Fairly heavy rainfall of above 75 mm are likely at some places in Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva, North-central, Southern and Eastern provinces.
Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Central, Sabaragamuwa, Uva, Northern and North-central provinces 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.
The Department also announced the sun’s position against the earth, stating that on the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka during 05th to 14th of April in this year.
The nearest areas of Sri Lanka over which the sun is overhead today (06th) are Kaluthara, Kelinkanda, Kahawaththa, Pokunutenna and Mahawelatota at about 12:12 noon, the announcement further said.
Marine Weather:
| Condition of Rain: |
| Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the sea areas off the coast extending from Kankasanthurai to Batticaloa via Colombo, Galle and Hambantota. Showers or thundershowers may occur at several places in the other sea areas around the island during the evening or night. |
| Winds: |
| Winds will be South-westerly or variable in direction and wind speed will be (20-35)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. |
