Heavy falls about 100 mm likely to occur across island (April 28)

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April 28, Colombo (LNW): The Intertropical Convergence Zone (where winds from the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere converge) affects the island’s weather, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather forecast today (28).

Showers or thundershowers will occur at most places of the island during the afternoon or night.

Several spells of showers may occur in North-western and Western provinces and in Mannar, Galle and Matara districts in the morning.

Heavy falls about 100 mm are likely at some places in Central, Sabaragamuwa, Uva, Eastern and North-central provinces and in Vavuniya, Mullaittivu and Kurunegala districts.

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 and Uva provinces during the morning.

Marine Weather:

Condition of Rain:
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the sea areas around the island.
Winds:
Winds will be south-westerly to southerly 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.

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