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Rains and winds expected

October 17, 2017

The low pressure area in the Bay of Bengal to the North-east of the island is likely to develop further in to a Depression and move away from the island, said Met Department today (17th Oct.).


Cloudy conditions are expected to continue further and fairly strong winds can be expected over the island and surrounding sea areas during the next few days.


Showers or thundershowers at times are expected in the Northern and North-central provinces and in the Trincomalee and Batticaloa districts and, fairly heavy falls (about 75-100 mm) can be expected at some places.


Several spells of showers will occur in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and North-Western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts.