Weather

Cloudy skies in Northern and Eastern provinces showers in several districts

Published

3 years ago

2023/06/17

Priyan

Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 17 June 2023 by the Department of Meteorology

Cloudy skies will prevail over Northern and Eastern provinces.

Several spells of showers will occur in Sabaragamuwa province and in Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts. A few showers will occur in Western province and in Galle and Matara districts.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Northern province and in Trincomalee district during the evening or night. Showers may occur in Northern and Eastern provinces and in Polonnaruwa district.

Strong winds about (40-45) kmph can be expected at times in western slopes of the central hills, North-Central province and in Puttalam, Hambantota and Trincomalee districts.

Winds will be south-westerly over sea area around the island and speed will be (25-35) kmph. Wind speed may increase up to (50-60) kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Hambantota to Pottuvil and may increase up to (45-50) kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Trincomalee to Hambantota via Kankasanthurai, Mannar, Puttalam, Colombo, and Galle

The sea areas off the coast extending from Hambantota to Pottuvil will be rough at times. The sea areas off the coast extending from Trincomalee to Hambantota via Kankasanthurai, Mannar, Puttalam, Colombo, and Galle will be fairly rough at times.

General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershower.

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Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 06 May 2026 by the Department of Meteorology

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Misty conditions can be expected at some places in the Central, Sabaragamuwa and Uva provinces during the early hours of the morning.

Showers are likely in the Southern and Eastern provinces during the morning while showers or thundershowers will occur at most places of the island after 1.00 pm. Heavy showers above 100 mm are likely at some places in the Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva and North-central provinces.

The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.

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For today:

Misty conditions can be expected at some places in the Central and Uva provinces and in Ampara district during the early hours of the morning.

Cloudy conditions will prevail over the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, and Uva provinces and the Ampara district. Morning showers are expected in these areas. Showers or thundershowers will occur at most places of the island after 1.00 pm. Fairly heavy showers above 50 mm are likely at some places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Uva and Eastern provinces and in the Galle, Matara and Polonnaruwa districts.

Fairly strong winds of about (30-40) kmph can be expected at times over the Northern and North-central provinces and in Hambantota district.

The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.