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 off the coast extending from Galle to Pottuvil via Hambantota will be rough to very rough at times as the wind speed can increase up to 70 kmph. The sea areas extending from Kalpitiya to Colombo via Puttalam can be rough at times as the wind speed can increase up to 50-60 kmph Naval and fishing communities are requested to be vigilant in this regards.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR NEXT 36 HOURS

Windy condition over the island and showery condition in the south-western part is likely to continue during next few days. There is a high possibility for strong gusty winds up to 50-60 kmph in Western, Central, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, North-western and North-central provinces and in Trincomalee and Monaragala districts and fairly strong gusty winds up to 40-50 kmph elsewhere. Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Galle and Matara districts. Several spells of showers will occur in North-western province and in Hambantota district. Fairly heavy falls above 75mm can be expected at some places in Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces. Fairly heavy falls about 50 mm can be expected at some places in Western province and in Galle and Matara 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 :    23-Jun-2019

City        Temperature (0C)            Relative Humidity (%)    Weather

Max       Min        Max       Min

Anuradhapura   34           27           85           55           Mainly fair

Batticaloa            38           28           75           40           Mainly fair

Colombo              31           25           90           75           Showers or thundershowers at times

Galle      29           26           90           80           Showers or thundershowers at times

Jaffna    34           29           80           60           Mainly fair

Kandy   28           23           90           75           Showers or thundershowers at times

Nuwara-Eliya     18           14           95           80           Showers or thundershowers at times

Ratnapura           30           24           95           80           Showers or thundershowers at times

Trincomalee       37           28           75           45           Mainly fair

Mannar                32           29           80           65           Mainly fair