The Meteorological Department states that a slight reduction in the amount of heavy rains is expected in the island.
The Meteorological Department said that in the next 36 hours, the low pressure area in the Bay of Bengal will continue to develop into a depression, move heavily to the west and northwest and reach the northern Tamil Nadu coast of Sri Lanka.
However, showers will occur at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North Western provinces and in the Galle and Matara districts.