Weather advisory issued for heavy rainfall

Weather advisory issued for heavy rainfall

October 14, 2024   08:23 am

The Meteorology Department has issued an advisory for heavy rainfall, valid for the next 24 hours, for the Western, Sabaragamuwa, North-western and Northern provinces and Galle and Matara districts.

It states that the prevailing showery condition are expected to continue further due to the atmospheric disturbance in the vicinity of Sri Lanka.

Heavy showers above 100 mm are likely at some places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Northwestern and Northern provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts. 

Heavy showers above 100mm are likely at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, North-western and Northern provinces and in Galle and Matara districts while showers or thundershowers will occur at several places elsewhere during the evening or night, it added.

Thus, the general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.

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