Showers or thundershowers in all provinces except Northern and Eastern after 2PM

Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 26 October 2023 by the Department of Meteorology

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

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the all provinces of the island except for Northern and Eastern provinces after 02.00 p.m. Fairly heavy showers about 50 mm are likely at some places in Sabaragamuwa province and in Galle, Matara and Kaluthara districts.

Winds will be South-easternly or variable in direction in the sea areas around island and wind speed will be (20-30) kmph.

The sea areas around the island will be slight. 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.

The cyclonic storm “Hamoon” which was located in the  north-west and west-central Bay of Bengal has crossed the Bangladesh coast.