oday (09) weather forecast
The following announcement was issued by the Meteorological Department at 05.30 this morning.
“Cloudy skies will prevail over most parts of the island.
Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and North-western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts. Fairly heavy showers above 50 mm may occur at some places in these areas.
Several spells of showers will occur in Northern province and Anuradhapura district.
Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Uva and Eastern provinces during the evening or night.
Winds speed can increase up to (40-50) kmph at times over the island particularly in Western slope of the Central hills, Northern, North-central and North-western provinces and in Hambantota and Trincomalee districts.
General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.“