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Cloudy skies and speed winds over the island and sea areas

August 09, 2018

The possibility of increasing wind speed is still high over the island and surrounding sea areas (particularly in the sea areas to the Southeast and Northwest of the country). Cloudy skies can be expected over the island.

 

Showers or thunder showers at times in Sabaragamuwa, Central, Western and North-western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts.

 

Light showers may occur in Anuradhapura district.

 

Fairly heavy falls about 75 mm can be expected at some places in Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Kaluthara district.

 

Fairly strong gusty winds up to 50 kmph can be expected in Central hilly areas, Uva, North-western and North-central provinces and in Hambantota district.

 

Marine Weather

 

Several spells of showers may occur in the sea areas extending from Puttalam to Matara via Colombo and Galle.

 

Winds will be south-westerly in direction and wind speed will be 30-40 kmph.

 

The sea areas extending from Puttalam to Trincomalee via Mannar and Kankasanturai and the sea area extending from Hambanthota 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.

 

City Weather

 

City

Temperature (0C)

Relative Humidity (%)

Weather

Max

Min

Max

Min

Anuradhapura

33

25

80

50

A few showers

Batticaloa

37

26

75

40

Mainly fair

Colombo

31

24

90

60

Showers at times

Galle

29

25

90

85

Showers at times

Jaffna

32

27

80

60

Mainly fair

Kandy

28

22

75

55

Showers at times

Nuwara-Eliya

17

12

95

75

Showers at times

Ratnapura

31

24

90

65

Showers at times

Trincomalee

35

26

80

50

Mainly fair

Mannar

30

26

85

70

Mainly fair