Categories: Articles

LNP – Showers or thundershowers expected in four provinces

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Central, Uva, Eastern and North-Central provinces during the evening or night, the Department of Meteorology, the Department of Meteorology says.

Several spells of showers may occur in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts.

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

Sea areas:

A few showers will occur in the sea areas extending from Colombo to Matara via Galle.

Winds will be south-westerly and wind speed will be 20-30 kmph. Wind speed may increase up to 40-45 kmph in the sea areas off the coast extending from Matara to Pottuvil via Hambantota.

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

Tyronne Jayamanne

Recent Posts

LNP – Sri Lanka: One of the best ethical and sustainable sourcing destinations

Sri Lanka Embassy in Brussels participated at the European Parliament “Fair Trade Breakfast-2024”, on 13…

4 hours ago

LNP – Jetstar Asia eyes Colombo as key market for regional growth and tourism

etstar Asia yesterday launched its Colombo-Singapore direct route positioning itself as the only low-cost carrier…

6 hours ago

LNP – Sri Lanka revealed as most popular solo travel destination for 2025

Solo travellers are getting older and are increasingly drawn to Asian destinations – with Sri…

6 hours ago

LNP – Sri Lanka’s inflation drops to -0.7% in October

The overall rate of inflation, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI), has…

9 hours ago

LNP – 29 Deputy Ministers sworn in

The Deputy Ministers of the new National People’s Power (NPP) government have been sworn in…

21 hours ago

LNP – SriLankan Airlines wins best entertainment award in Central/Southern Asia

SriLankan Airlines has won the prestigious 2025 APEX Best Entertainment Award in Central/Southern Asia at…

1 day ago