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Showers or thundershowers, rough seas expected today

August 01, 2018

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places 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.

 

Showers or thundershowers will occur at a few places in Uva and Eastern provinces after 2.00 p.m.

 

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 at several places 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 Pottuvil 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

33

25

85

55

Mainly fair

Batticaloa

36

26

80

55

Mainly fair

Colombo

31

25

90

70

Several spells of showers

Galle

30

24

90

80

Several spells of showers

Jaffna

31

27

85

70

Mainly fair

Kandy

28

22

90

70

Several spells of showers

Nuwara-Eliya

19

13

95

75

Several spells of showers

Ratnapura

31

23

95

70

Several spells of showers

Trincomalee

35

26

80

50

Mainly fair

Mannar

30

26

90

80

Mainly fair