Weather
Heavy showers above 100mm are likely at some places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts
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.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 10 JANUARY 2026
Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 10 January 2026 by the Department of Meteorology
The deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal was located about 100 km north- northeast of Trincomalee at 4:00 a.m. on 10 January 2026. It is moving northwestwards and is
likely to weaken into a depression by around 5:30 a.m. today. It is very likely to cross the Sri Lanka coast between Trincomalee and Jaffna around noon.
Cloudy skies can be expected over the Northern half of the island.
Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the Northern province and in Puttalam, Anuradhapura and Trincomalee districts. Heavy showers above 100 mm are likely at some places in the Northern province. Several spells of showers may occur in the Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa and Matale districts. Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places elsewhere during evening or night.
Very strong winds about (50-60) kmph and gusting up to 70 kmph can be expected at times over the Northern province. Strong winds about (40-50) kmph can be expected at times over the North-western province and in Matale, Trincomalee and Nuwara-Eliya 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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Warning for deep depression to the East of Sri Lanka.
Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre of the Department of Meteorology at 01.30 a.m. on 10 January 2026 for the period until 01.30 a.m. on 11 January 2026
The deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal was located about 50 km North-northeast of Trincomalee at 01:00 a.m. on 10 January 2026. It is very likely to move northwestwards and cross the Sri Lankan coast between Trincomalee and Jaffna during the morning today (10 January 2026).
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LEVEL III RED landslide early warnings have been issued to the Divisional Secretaries Divisions and surrounding areas of Ududumbara in the Kandy district, and Nildandahinna and Walapane in the Nuwara Eliya district.
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