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Showers likely in Eastern and Southern provinces and Ratnapura and Kalutara districts

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2 years ago

2024/03/11

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Weather observations issued by the Department of Meteorology on 2024 03 11

Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 11 March 2024 by the Department of Meteorology

Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Uva provinces and in Galle and Matara districts during the morning.

A few showers are likely in Eastern province and in Hambantota district. Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Ratnapura, Kalutara, Galle and Matara districts in the evening or night. Mainly dry weather will prevail in the other areas of the island.

Winds will be north-easterly and wind speed will be (20-30)kmph. Wind speed may increase up to (40-45) kmph at times in the sea areas off the coasts extending from Colombo to Kankasanthurai via Puttalam and Mannar and from Matara to Pottuvil via Hambantota.

The sea areas off the coasts extending from Colombo to Kankasanthurai via Puttalam and Mannar and from Matara to Pottuvil via Hambantota can be fairly rough at times.

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Showers will occur in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern and Uva provinces and in Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts

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2026/09/1

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WEATHER FORECAST FOR 01 SEPTEMBER 2026
Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 01 September 2026 by the Department of Meteorology

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Showers will occur in the Western, North-western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts.

Published

2 days ago

2026/08/31

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WEATHER FORECAST FOR 31 AUGUST 2026
Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 31 August 2026 by the Department of Meteorology

Several spells of showers will occur in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts. A few showers may occur in the North-western province.

Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in the Uva province and in Ampara, Batticaloa and Hambantota districts after 2.00 p.m. Dry weather will prevail over the other areas of the island.

Fairly strong winds of about (30-40) kmph can be expected at times over the Western slopes of the Central hills, the North-central and North-western provinces and in Trincomalee, Hambantota and Matale districts.

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