April 07, Colombo (LNW): Showers or thundershowers will occur at most places of the island during the afternoon or night, with showers being expected in Western province and Galle and Matara districts in the morning too, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather forecast today (07).
Heavy rainfall of above 100 mm are likely at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern, Uva and North-central provinces and in Ampara district.
Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva 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.
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 (07th) are Colombo, Awissawella, Talawakelle, Dimbula, Galakumbura and Dambagalla at about 12:12 noon.
Marine Weather:
| Condition of Rain: |
| Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the sea areas off the coast extending from Kankasanthurai to Hambantota via Puttalam, Colombo and Galle. 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 Westerly or variable in direction and wind speed will be (20-30) kmph. Wind speed may increase up to (40–45) kmph at times in the sea areas off the coasts extending from Galle to Pottuvil via Hambantota. |
| State of Sea: |
| The sea areas off the coasts extending from Galle to Pottuvil via Hambantota can be fairly rough at times. Temporarily strong gusty winds and very rough seas can be expected during thundershowers. |
