Weather
Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, North-western, Central and Northern provinces and in Galle and Matara districts
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 13 October 2024 by the Department of Meteorology
Cloudy skies can be expected in Eastern province.
Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, North-western, Central and Northern provinces and in Galle and Matara districts. Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places elsewhere during the evening or night.
Winds will be Westerly to south-westerly and wind speed will be (25-35) kmph in the sea areas off the coasts extending from Mannar to Pottuvil via Colombo, Galle and Hambantota. Wind speed can increase up to 45 kmph at times in the sea areas off the coasts extending from Mannar to Galle via Colombo and up to (50-60) kmph at times in the sea areas off the coasts extending from Galle to Hambantota via Matara.
Winds will be south-westerly or variable in direction and wind speed will be (20-30) kmph in the other sea areas around the island.
The sea areas off the coasts extending from Galle to Hambantota via Matara can be rough at times while the sea areas off the coasts extending from Mannar to Galle via Colombo can be fairly rough at times.
Other sea areas around the island can be slight. 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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Fairly heavy rainfall of above 50 mm is likely at some places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 11 APRIL 2025
Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 11 April 2025 by the Department of Meteorology
Several spells of showers may occur in Anuradhapura, Matale and Mannar districts while showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern and North-western provinces and in Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts.
Showers or thundershowers may occur at several places in Uva province and in Ampara, Batticaloa and Polonnaruwa districts during the afternoon or night.
Fairly heavy rainfall of above 50 mm are likely at some places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts.
Fairly strong winds of (30-40) kmph can be expected at times over the Western slopes of the central hills and in Northern, North-central and North-western provinces and in Trincomalee and Hambantota districts.
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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Sun directly overhead Maningamuwa, Rambewa, Kahatagasdigiliya, Eithala wetunu wewa and Muthur at about 12:11 noon. today (11)
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka during 05th to 14th of April in this year.
The nearest areas of Sri Lanka over which the sun is overhead toda6 (11th) are Maningamuwa, Rambewa, Kahatagasdigiliya, Eithala wetunu wewa and Muthur at about 12:11 noon.
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The nearest areas of Sri Lanka over which the sun is overhead today (10th) are Hatthikuchchi, Kalankuttiya, Halmillewa, Ipalogama, Palugaswewa and Habarana at about 12:11 noon.
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