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Fairly heavy showers likely at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces

Published

12 months ago

2024/04/17

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Weather forecast issued at 5.30am for 17th April 2024 by the Department of Meteorology

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

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-western and Uva provinces and in Galle and Matara districts after 2.00 p.m. Fairly heavy showers about 50mm are likely at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at a few places in the sea areas off the coast extending from Colombo to Matara via Galle in the evening or night.

Winds will be variable in direction and wind speed will be (20-30)kmph.

The sea areas off the coast extending from Mannar to Hambantota via Colombo, Galle and Matara can be fairly rough at times. The other 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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Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in most parts of the island

Published

14 hours ago

2025/04/14

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WEATHER FORECAST FOR 14 APRIL 2025
Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 14 April 2025 by the Department of Meteorology

Showers may occur in the Western province and Galle, Matara, Puttalam and Batticaloa districts in the morning while showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in most parts of the island during the afternoon or night. Fairly heavy falls of about 50mm are likely at some places in Central, Sabaragamuwa and Uva provinces.

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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Showers may occur in Central, Sabaragamuwa, Western, North-western, Southern and Uva provinces and in Ampara and Batticaloa districts

Published

2 days ago

2025/04/13

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WEATHER FORECAST FOR 13 APRIL 2025
Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 13 April 2025 by the Department of Meteorology

Showers may occur in the coastal areas of Western and North-western provinces and Galle and Matara districts in the morning while showers or thundershowers will occur at a few places in Central, Sabaragamuwa, Western, Southern and Uva provinces and in Ampara and Batticaloa districts during the afternoon 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

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Sun directly overhead Thunukkai, Olumadu, Oddusudan, Kumulamunei and Chemmalei at about 12:11 noon. today [13]

Published

2 days ago

2025/04/13

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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 today (13th) are Thunukkai, Olumadu, Oddusudan, Kumulamunei and Chemmalei at about 12:11 noon.