WEATHER FORECAST FOR SEA AREAS AROUND THE ISLAND

Mainly fair weather will prevail over the sea areas around the island. Winds will be south-westerly and the speed will be 10-20 kmph in the sea areas around the island. Wind speed can be increased up to 25-35 kmph at times in the sea area off the coast extending from Puttalam to Trincomalee via Kankasanturai and Mannar.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR NEXT 36 HOURS

Mainly fair weather will prevail over most parts of the island.However, Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Rathnapura and Monaragala districts after 2.00 p.m.Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces during the morning.There may be temporary localized strong winds during thundershowers. General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by lightning activity.

   Weather Forecast for Main Cities                                                                          Date :    2-Apr-2019

City        Temperature (0C)            Relative Humidity (%)    Weather

Max       Min        Max       Min

Anuradhapura   37           24           90           30           Mainly fair

Batticaloa            32           25           90           60           Mainly fair

Colombo              33           24           90           50           Mainly fair

Galle      31           24           90           70           Mainly fair

Jaffna    35           25           80           50           Mainly fair

Kandy   34           20           90           35           Mainly fair

Nuwara-Eliya     24           9              80           30           Mainly fair

Ratnapura           35           23           90           40           Mainly fair

Trincomalee       35           24           85           40           Mainly fair

Mannar                33           25           90           60           Mainly fair