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Showers, thundershowers expected in several provinces

July 31, 2018

Showers or thundershowers will occur in Western, Central, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts today. Fairly heavy falls about 50 mm can be expected at some places in Central and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Kalutara, Galle and Matara districts.

 

Light showers may occur in Anuradhapura and Vauniya districts.

 

Showers or thundershowers will occur at a few places in Uva Province and in Batticaloa and Ampara districts after 2.00 p.m.

 

Fairly strong gusty winds up to 40-50 kmph can be expected in Hambantota, Monaragala, Ampara Matale, Polonnaruwa, Anuradhapura, Puttalam and Mannar districts.

 

Temporary localized strong winds during thundershowers are expected and the public is requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by lightning.

 

Marine Weather

 

Several spells of showers will occur in the sea areas extending from Puttalam to Matara via Colombo and Galle.

 

Winds will be south-westerly in direction in the sea areas around the island and wind speed will be 30-40 kmph.

 

The sea areas extending from Kankasanturai to Puttalam via Mannar and the sea areas extending from Hambanthota to Kalmunai via Potuvil can be rough at times as the wind speed can increase up to 55-60 kmph at times.

 

Naval and fishing communities are requested to be vigilant in this regard.

 

City Weather

 

City

Temperature (0C)

Relative Humidity (%)

Weather

Max

Min

Max

Min

Anuradhapura

31

25

85

50

A few showers

Batticaloa

34

25

80

60

Mainly fair

Colombo

29

27

85

70

Several spells of showers

Galle

29

26

90

80

Several spells of showers

Jaffna

31

27

80

65

Mainly fair

Kandy

26

22

90

70

Several spells of showers

Nuwara-Eliya

19

13

95

70

Several spells of showers

Ratnapura

30

24

90

70

Several spells of showers

Trincomalee

33

26

80

50

Mainly fair

Mannar

30

27

85

75

Mainly fair