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Speed and gusty winds in central hilly areas, rough seas expected

August 07, 2018

There is still a high possibility for the wind speed over the Island to increase to some extent (particularly in the sea areas to the Southeast and Northwest of the country).

 

Fairly strong gusty winds up to 50 kmph can be expected in Central hilly areas and in Uva, Sabaragamuwa, Northern, North-central, Southern and Eastern provinces and Kurunegala district today.

 

Several spells of showers will occur in Sabaragamuwa, Central, Western and Southern provinces. Fairly heavy falls about 50 mm can be expected at some places in Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces.

 

Light showers may occur in Kurunegala district.

 


Marine Weather

 

There is still a high possibility for the wind speed over the surrounding sea areas, particularly to the Southeast and Northwest of the country to increase to some extent.

 

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 Puttalam to Trincomalee via Mannar and Kankasanturai and the sea area extending from Hambanthota to Pottuvil can be rough at times as the wind speed can increase up to 50-60 kmph at times. Other sea areas can be fairly rough at times as the wind speed can increase up to 50 kmph at times.

 

Several spells of light showers may occur at few places in the sea areas extending from Puttalam to Matara via Colombo and Galle. Mainly fair weather will prevail elsewhere.

 

City Weather

 

City

Temperature (0C)

Relative Humidity (%)

Weather

Max

Min

Max

Min

Anuradhapura

32

24

85

50

Mainly fair

Batticaloa

36

26

80

45

Mainly fair

Colombo

30

26

85

70

Several spells of showers

Galle

28

25

90

80

A few showers

Jaffna

31

27

70

65

Mainly fair

Kandy

28

22

85

65

Several spells of light showers

Nuwara-Eliya

17

13

95

70

Several spells of light showers

Ratnapura

30

24

95

70

Several spells of light showers

Trincomalee

34

25

95

50

Mainly fair

Mannar

30

26

90

80

Mainly fair