More wet weather

By Ifham Nizam

Showers or thundershowers will occur at a few places in the Western, Uva, Eastern and the Northern provinces today.

Fairly heavy falls of about 75 mm can be expected at some places in the Sabaragamuwa province and in Galle, Matara, Nuwara-Eliya and Kandy districts, the Meteorological Department has said.

Wind speed can increase up to (30-40) kmph at times in Western slope of the Central hills, Northern, North-central and North-western provinces and in Hambantota and Trincomalee districts.

The public is advised to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thunderstorms.

Further, showers or thundershowers are expected in parts of the Uva and Eastern provinces during the evening or night.

Heavy rains above 100 mm can be expected at some places in Galle, Matara, Kalutara and Ratnapura districts.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the sea areas extending from Mannar to Matara via Colombo and Galle.

Winds will be westerly to south-westerly in the sea areas around the island. Wind speed will be (30-40) kmph and it can increase up to (50-60) kmph in the sea areas extending from Galle to Potuvil via Hambantota and from Puttalam to Kankesanturai via Mannar.

The sea area extending from Galle to Pottuvil via Hambantota will be rough at times. Other sea areas around the country can be fairly rough at times.

Temporarily strong gusty winds and very rough seas can be expected during thunderstorms.