Fairly heavy showers above 75 mm are likely at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern and Uva provinces and in Kurunegala District

Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 30 October 2023 by the Department of Meteorology

Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Sabaragamuwa, Central and Uva provinces during the morning.

Showers or thundershowers will occur in Northern province and in Puttalam district during the morning while showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the most provinces of the island after 02.00PM. Fairly heavy showers above 75 mm are likely at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern and Uva provinces and in Kurunegala District.

Winds will be North-easternly or variable in direction and wind speed will be (20-25) kmph.

The sea areas around the island will be slight while temporarily strong gusty winds and very rough seas can be expected during thundershowers.

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