April 17, Colombo (LNW): Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern and Uva provinces and in Ampara, Batticaloa and Polonnaruwa districts during the afternoon or night, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather forecast today (17).
Fairly heavy falls of above 50 mm are likely at some places in these areas.
A few showers may occur in the coastal areas of Western province and in Galle, Matara and Puttalam districts in the morning too.
Mainly fair weather conditions will be expected in the other areas over the island.
The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimise damages caused by temporary localised strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.
Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Central, Sabaragamuwa, North-central and Uva provinces during the morning.
Marine Weather:
| Condition of Rain: |
| Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Matara via Colombo and 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 to south-westerly and wind speed will be (20-30)kmph. |
| State of Sea: |
| The sea areas around the island will be slight. Temporarily strong gusty winds and very rough seas can be expected during thundershowers. |
