Weather

Heavy showers above 100mm are likely at some places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts

Published

2 years ago

2024/10/10

Priyan

Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 10 October 2024 by the Department of Meteorology

The showery condition is expected to enhance to some extent in the south-western part of the Island in the next few days starting from today (10th), due to the development of atmospheric disturbance in the vicinity of Sri Lanka.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the Northern, North-western, Western, Sabaragamuwa and Southern provinces. Heavy showers above 100mm are likely at some places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts while showers or thundershowers will occur elsewhere at several places in the island during the evening or night.Fairly heavy showers above 75mm are likely at some places.

Winds will be Westerly to south-westerly in the sea areas off the coasts extending from Mannar to Hambantota via Colombo and Galle. Wind speed will be (30-40) kmph and can be increase up to (50-60) kmph at times. Winds will be variable in direction and wind speed will be (25-35) kmph in the other sea areas around the island.

The sea areas off the coasts extending from Mannar to Hambantota via Colombo and Galle can be fairly rough at times and other sea areas around the island can be slight to moderate. Strong gusty winds and very rough seas can be expected during thundershowers.

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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Weather

Heavy showers about 100 mm are likely at some places in the Northern, North-central, Central, Eastern, North-western and Uva provinces

Published

1 hour ago

2026/10/20

Priyan

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 20 OCTOBER 2026
Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 20 October 2026 by the Department of Meteorology

Due to the development of an atmospheric disturbance in the lower atmosphere in the vicinity of Sri Lanka, showery condition is expected to be enhanced across the island from this evening.

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

Showers may occur in the Northern and North-western provinces during the morning while showers or thundershowers will occur in most parts of the island after 1.00 p.m. Heavy showers about 100 mm are likely at some places in the Northern, North-central, Central, Eastern, North-western and Uva provinces.

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

Weather

Showers or thundershowers will occur in most parts of the island after 1.00 p.m

Published

24 hours ago

2026/10/19

Priyan

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 19 OCTOBER 2026
Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 19 October 2026 by the Department of Meteorology

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

Showers may occur in the coastal areas of the Western and Northern provinces and Galle district during the morning.

Showers or thundershowers will occur in most parts of the island after 1.00 p.m. Fairly heavy showers above 75 mm are likely at some places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and Uva provinces and in Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Trincomalee and Mullaitivu districts.

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

Weather

Showers or thundershowers will occur in most parts of the island after 1.00 p.m.

Published

2 days ago

2026/10/18

Priyan

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 18 October 2026
Issued at 2.00 p.m. on 17 October 2026 by the Department of Meteorology

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

Shower may occur in the coastal areas of the Mannar and Jaffna districts during the morning while showers or thundershowers will occur in most parts of the island after 1.00 p.m.

Fairly heavy showers above 75 mm are likely at some places in the Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-central and Uva provinces and in Batticaloa, Trincomalee and Mullaitivu districts.

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