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Fairly heavy showers likely at some places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts

Published

2 years ago

2024/04/24

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Weather observations issued by the Department of Meteorology on 2024 04 24

Weather forecast issued at 5.30am on 24th April 2024 by the Department of Meteorology

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

A few showers may occur over the coastal areas of Puttalam to Galle via Colombo during the morning while showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Uva, Central and North-western provinces and in Anuradhapura, Galle and Matara districts after 2.00 p.m. Fairly heavy showers more than 50 mm are likely at some places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Matara via Colombo and Galle.

Winds will be southwesterly or variable and wind speed will be (20-30) kmph.

Sea areas around the island will be slight but strong gusty winds and very rough seas can be expected during thundershowers.

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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Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 22 July 2026 by the Department of Meteorology

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