Heavy showers expected in several provinces
April 7, 2022 07:47 am
The Department of Meteorology says showers or thundershowers will occur at several places over most parts of the island during the evening or night.
Heavy showers above 100 mm can be expected at some places in Central, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Uva and North-central provinces and in Ampara and Kurunegala districts.
General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka from 05th to 15th of April this year.
The nearest areas of Sri Lanka over which the sun is overhead today (07th) are Mt Lavinia, Boralesgamuwa, Kottawa, Bope, Maskeliya, Gurutalawa and Wedikumbura at about 12:13 noon.
Sea Areas:
A low-pressure area is likely to form over the southeast Bay of Bengal during next 24 hours. The fishing and naval communities operating in the deep sea areas to the Southeast and East of the Island are advised to be vigilant in this regard and requested to be attentive to future weather forecasts.
Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Trincomalee to Hambanthota via Batticaloa.
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the sea areas off the coast extending from Mannar to Hambantota via Puttalam, Colombo and Galle during the evening or night.
Winds will be variable in direction and wind speed will be 20-25 kmph.
The sea areas around the island will be slight.
Temporarily strong gusty winds and very rough seas can be expected during thundershowers.
