WEATHER FORECAST FOR SEA AREAS AROUND THE ISLAND
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the sea area off the coast extending from Puttalam to Hambantota via Colombo and Galle.Winds will be South-westerly and speed will be 30-40 kmph in the sea areas around the island. The sea area extending from Trincomalee to Puttalam via 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. The other sea areas around the island can be fairly rough at times as the wind speed can increase up to 50 kmph. Naval and fishing communities are requested to be vigilant in this regards.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR NEXT 36 HOURS
Showers or thundershowers will occur in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle and Matara districts. Several spells of showers will occur in North-western province and in Matale and Hambanthota districts. Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Uva province and in Batticaloa and Ampara districts after 2.00p.m. Fairly strong gusty winds up to 50 kmph are likely over the island particularly in western slope of the Central hilly areas, Northern, North-central and North-western provinces and in Trincomalee and Hambantota districts. 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 : 18-Jun-2019
City Temperature (0C) Relative Humidity (%) Weather
Max Min Max Min
Anuradhapura 35 27 90 55 Mainly fair
Batticaloa 36 25 90 65 Showers or thundershowers are likely after 2.00p.m
Colombo 31 27 90 75 Showers or thundershowers
Galle 30 27 90 75 Showers or thundershowers
Jaffna 33 28 90 70 Mainly fair
Kandy 30 22 95 65 Showers or thundershowers
Nuwara-Eliya 21 14 95 70 Showers or thundershowers
Ratnapura 31 24 95 80 Showers at times
Trincomalee 37 27 85 55 Mainly fair
Mannar 32 28 85 75 Mainly fair
