A few showers will occur in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts

Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 24 August 2023 by the Department of Meteorology

A few showers will occur in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts. Showers or thundershowers will occur at a few places in Central and Uva provinces and in Ampara, Batticaloa and Polonnaruwa districts during the evening or night and  mainly fair weather will prevail elsewhere over the Island.

Winds will be south-westerly and speed will be (25-35) kmph. Wind speed may increase up to (40-50) kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Hambantota to Pottuvil, and from Puttalam to Trincomalee via Mannar and Kankasanthurai.

The sea areas off the coast extending from Hambantota to Pottuvil, and from Puttalam to Kankasanthurai via Mannar can be fairly rough at times.

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