WEATHER FORECAST FOR SEA AREAS AROUND THE ISLAND
Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the sea area off the coast extending from Puttalam to Hambantota via Colombo and Galle. Winds will be South-westerly and speed will be 30-40 kmph in the sea areas around the island. The sea area off the coast extending from Puttalam to Pottuvil via Colombo and Galle will be rough to very rough at times as the wind speed can increase up to 70 kmph. Wind speed can increase up to 50 kmph in the sea area off the coast extending from Trincomalee to Kankasanturai via Mullaitivu. Naval and fishing communities are requested to be vigilant in this regards.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR NEXT 36 HOURS
Windy condition over the island and showery condition in the south-western part is likely to continue during next few days. There is a high possibility to occur strong gusty winds up to 50-60 kmph in Western, Central, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Uva, North-western and North-central provinces and in Trincomalee district. Fairly strong gusty winds up to 40-50 kmph elsewhere. Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and Southern provinces. Several spells of showers will occur in North-western province and in Anuradhapura district. Heavy falls about 100 mm can be expected at some places, in Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Kaluthara, Galle and Matara districts. 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 : 21-Jun-2019
City Temperature (0C) Relative Humidity (%) Weather
Max Min Max Min
Anuradhapura 35 27 90 50 Several spells of showers
Batticaloa 37 27 80 50 Mainly fair
Colombo 32 29 85 75 Showers or thundershowers at times
Galle 30 28 85 80 Showers or thundershowers at times
Jaffna 34 29 80 60 Mainly fair
Kandy 30 23 90 60 Showers or thundershowers at times
Nuwara-Eliya 21 15 90 65 Showers or thundershowers at times
Ratnapura 32 25 95 70 Showers or thundershowers at times
Trincomalee 36 29 80 45 Mainly fair
Mannar 31 29 85 70 Mainly fair