WEATHER FORECAST FOR NEXT 36 HOURS (ISSUED AT 1600 HOURS ON 01st May 2018)

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, central, North-western and Uva provinces after 2.00 p.m. Showers may occur in the Western and Southern coastal areas during the morning too. Misty conditions can be expected at some places in the Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces during the morning.

There may be temporary localized strong winds during thundershowers. General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by lightning activity.

   Weather Forecast for Main Cities                                                                         Date :    2-May-2018

               Temperature (0C)            Relative Humidity (%)    Weather

City        Max       Min        Max       Min

Anuradhapura   34           26           90           55           Mainly fair

Batticaloa            33           27           90           70           Mainly fair

Colombo              32           27           90           65           Showers or thundershowers are likely after 2.00p.m

Galle      32           27           90           75           Showers or thundershowers after 2.00p.m

Jaffna    34           28           90           60           Mainly fair

Kandy   32           22           95           60           Showers or thundershowers are likely after 2.00p.m

Nuwara-Eliya     23           11           95           95           Mainly fair

Ratnapura           33           25           95           65           Showers or thundershowers after 2.00p.m

Trincomalee       36           26           90           55           Mainly fair

Mannar                33           26           90           65           Mainly fair take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by lightning activity.