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    Winds over the island and showers in the south-west Featured

    June 21, 2019

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    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, North-western and North-central provinces and in Trincomalee and Monaragala districts. Fairly strong gusty winds up to 40-50 kmph elsewhere. Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Galle and Matara districts. Several spells of showers will occur in North-western province and in Hambantota district. Heavy falls about 100 mm can be expected at some places in Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Kaluthara and Matara districts. Fairly heavy falls about 50 mm can be expected at some places in Colombo, Gampaha and Galle 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 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

    Last modified on Friday, 21 June 2019 17:23

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