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    Showers to increase from today: Strong winds in Northern sea areas

    June 21, 2018

    Slight enhance in the prevailing showery condition in the south-western part of the island is expected from today.

     

    Showers or thunder showers will occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and North-Western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts. Fairly heavy falls above 50 mm can be expected at some places particularly in Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces.

     

    Light showers will occur in the Anuradhapura, Vauniya and Hambanthota districts.

     

    Fairly strong gusty winds (up to 40-50 kmph) are likely over Northern, North-Central, North-Western and Uva provinces and in Matale, Trincomalee and Hambanthota districts.

     

    Marine Weather

     

    Strong gusty winds (up to 60-70 kmph) are likely over Northern sea areas and in Gulf of Mannar.

     

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

     

    Winds will be south-westerly in direction in the sea areas around the island and wind speed will be 35-45 kmph.

     

    Wind speed can be increased up to 60-70 kmph at times in the sea areas extending from Puttalam to Kankasanturai via Mannar and the sea areas extending from Puttalam to Mannar can be rough or very rough at times.

     

    The sea areas extending from Hambantota to Pottuvil can be rough at times as the wind speed can increase up to 60 kmph at times.

     

    Other sea areas can be fairly rough at times as the wind speed can increase up to 50 kmph at times.

     

    Naval and fishing communities are requested to be vigilant in this regard.

     

    City Weather

     

    City

    Temperature (0C)

    Relative Humidity (%)

    Weather

    Max

    Min

    Max

    Min

    Anuradhapura

    31

    25

    90

    60

    Mainly fair

    Batticaloa

    34

    26

    85

    60

    Mainly fair

    Colombo

    30

    27

    90

    75

    Several spells of showers

    Galle

    29

    26

    90

    80

    Several spells of showers

    Jaffna

    31

    27

    85

    70

    Mainly fair

    Kandy

    28

    20

    95

    70

    Several spells of showers

    Nuwara-Eliya

    19

    13

    95

    80

    Several spells of showers

    Ratnapura

    30

    24

    95

    75

    Several spells of showers

    Trincomalee

    35

    26

    85

    55

    Mainly fair

    Mannar

    31

    28

    85

    75

    Mainly fair

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