SEA AREA FORECAST FOR NEXT 24 HOURS

Issued at 12.00 noon on 08 January 2020

Condition of Rain: Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in the sea area extending from Colombo to Hambantotavia Galle during the afternoon or night. Mainly fair weather will prevail in the other sea areas.
Winds:Winds will be North-easterly and speed will be (30-40) kmph in the sea areas around the island. Wind speed can increase up to 50 kmph at times in the sea areas extending from Mannar to Colombo via Puttalam.
State of Sea:The sea areas extending from Mannar to Colombo via Puttalam can be fairly rough at times.

GENERAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR NEXT 36 HOURS
Issued at 04.00 pm on 08 January 2020

A Few showers will occur in Eastern and Uva provinces and in Hambanthota district.Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Sabaragamuwa and Western provinces and in Galle, Matara and Nuwara-Eliya districts in the afternoon or night. Mainly fair weather will prevail elsewhere.Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Central, Sabaragamuwa and Uva provinces during the morning.General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.

Weather Forecast for Main Cities Date : 9-Jan-2020
City Temperature (0C) Relative Humidity (%) Weather
Max Min Max Min
Anuradhapura 30 23 90 65 Mainly fair
Batticaloa 30 25 90 75 A few showers
Colombo 34 25 80 60 Showers or thundershowers are likely after 2.00p.m
Galle 33 25 85 55 Showers or thundershowers are likely after 2.00p.m
Jaffna 31 23 90 65 Mainly fair
Kandy 31 22 90 55 Mainly fair
Nuwara-Eliya 20 14 95 65 Showers or thundershowers are likely after 2.00p.m
Ratnapura 34 23 95 50 Showers or thundershowers are likely after 2.00p.m
Trincomalee 29 26 90 65 A few showers
Mannar 31 25 85 65 Mainly fair

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