Widespread showers and thundershowers expected with heavy rainfall in South, Uva, Central and Ampara (April 10)

Date:

April 10, Colombo (LNW): Showers will occur at times in Western and Southern provinces and in Puttalam district.

Showers or thundershowers may occur at several places in Sabaragamuwa, Central, and Uva provinces and in Ampara, Batticaloa and Polonnaruwa districts during the afternoon or night.

Fairly heavy rainfall of above 50 mm are likely at some places in Southern, Sabaragamuwa, Uva and Central provinces and in Ampara district.

Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Sabaragamuwa, Central and Uva 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 April 05 to 14 in this year. The nearest areas of Sri Lanka over which the sun is overhead today (10) are Hatthikuchchi, Kalankuttiya, Halmillewa, Ipalogama, Palugaswewa, Habarana at about 12:11 noon.

Marine Weather:

Condition of Rain:
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the sea areas off the coast extending from Colombo to Pottuvil via Galle. Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in the other sea areas around the island during the evening or night.
Winds:
Winds will be Westerly or South-westerly in direction and wind speed will be (25-35)kmph. Wind speed may increase up to (45-50) kmph at times in the sea areas off the coasts extending from Kankesanthurai to Pottuvil via Puttalam, Galle and Hambantota.
State of Sea:
The sea areas off the coasts extending From Kankesanthurai to Pottuvil via Puttalam, Galle and Hambantota will be fairly rough at times. The other 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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