Showers in Eastern, Uva, Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle and Matara districts

Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 01 March 2023 by the Department of Meteorology

Showers will occur at times in Eastern and Uva provinces.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts during the afternoon or night.

Fairly strong gusty winds of about 40kmph can be expected over Northern, North-Central, Central and North-Western provinces and in Trincomalee and Hambantota districts.

The sea areas off the coast extending from Mannar to Colombo via Puttalam and sea areas off the coast extending from Matara to Pottuvil via Hambantota will be rough at times. Other sea areas around the island will be moderate to fairly rough.

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