Weather
Fairly heavy showers about 75mm are likely at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, North-western and Northern provinces and in Galle, Matara and Trincomalee districts
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 15 October 2024 by the Department of Meteorology
Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, North-western and Northern provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya and Trincomalee districts. Fairly heavy showers about 75mm are likely at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, North-western and Northern provinces and in Galle, Matara and Trincomalee districts. Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places elsewhere during the evening or night.
Winds will be south-westerly or variable in direction and speed will be (30-40) kmph and can increase up to (60-65) kmph at times in the sea areas off the coasts extending from Galle to Hambantota via Matara and up to 50 kmph at times in the other sea areas around the island.
The sea areas off the coasts extending from Galle to Hambantota via Matara can be very rough at times. The other sea areas around the island can be rough at times.
The wave height (about 2.5–3.0 m) (this is not for land area) may increase in the sea areas off the coast extending from Chilaw to Pottuvil via Colombo, Galle and Hambantota.
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.
Weather
Several spells of showers may occur in Northern, North-central, Eastern provinces and in Matale district during the day
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 27 December 2024 by the Department of Meteorology
Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern and Uva provinces during the morning.
Several spells of showers may occur in Northern, North-central, Eastern provinces and in Matale district. Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, North-western and Uva provinces and in Nuwara-Eliya and Kandy districts during the evening or night.
The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 26 December 2024 by the Department of Meteorology
Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern, Uva and North-central provinces during the morning.
A few showers may occur in Northern and Eastern provinces but mainly fair weather will prevail in the other areas of the island.
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 25 December 2024 by the Department of Meteorology
Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern, Uva and North-central provinces during the morning.
Mainly fair weather will prevail over most parts of the island.
Several spells of showers may occur in Northern, North-central, Eastern provinces and in Matale district during the day
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