WEATHER FORECAST FOR SEA AREAS AROUND THE ISLAND
South-west monsoon conditions are gradually establishing over the island. Therefore, showery and windy conditions are expected to continue over the South-western and Southern sea areas to the island. Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Hambantota via Galle and in the sea area off the coast extending from Mannar to Trincomalee via Kankasanturai. Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in the other sea areas around the island. Winds will be South-westerly and speed will be 30-40 kmph in the sea areas around the island. The sea area extending from Kankasanturai to Pottuvil via Mannar, Puttalam, Galle and Hambanthota can be rough at times as the wind speed can increase up to 60 kmph. Temporarily strong gusty winds and rough seas can be expected during thundershowers.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR NEXT 36 HOURS
South-west monsoon conditions are gradually establishing over the island. Therefore, showery and windy conditions are expected to enhance over the Island (particularly in the South-western part) from tonight. Showers will occur at times in Western, Southern, Central, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Mannar district. Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places elsewhere particularly after 2.00pm. Heavy falls between 100-150 mm can be expected at some places in Sabaragamuwa, Central, Western and North-western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts. Fairly heavy falls about 75 mm can be expected at some places in Eastern and Uva Provinces. Fairly strong gusty winds up to 40-50 kmph are also likely over the country, particularly around the central hilly areas. 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 : 4-Jun-2019
City Temperature (0C) Relative Humidity (%) Weather
Max Min Max Min
Anuradhapura 35 26 90 55 Showers or thundershowers are likely after 2.00p.m
Batticaloa 33 27 90 60 Showers or thundershowers after 2.00p.m
Colombo 31 26 90 70 Showers at times
Galle 30 27 90 75 Showers at times
Jaffna 33 29 85 60 A few showers
Kandy 31 21 95 60 Showers at times
Nuwara-Eliya 21 14 95 65 Showers at times
Ratnapura 31 24 95 70 Showers at times
Trincomalee 35 27 80 55 Showers or thundershowers are likely after 2.00p.m
Mannar 32 29 90 65 Showers at times