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.

The landslide early warning centre of the National Building Research Organization has extended the landslide early warnings issued to the districts of  Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Kalutara, Kegalle, Nuwara Eliya and Ratnapura until 4.pm on Sunday [13]

Accordingly,

Level II [Amber] landslide early warnings have  been issued to the divisional secretaries divisions and surrounding areas of Padukka and Seethawaka in the Colombo district, Nagoda, Baddegama, Elpitiya and Neluwa in the Galle district, Attanagalla in the Gampaha district, Mathugama, Agalawatta, Dodangoda, Palindanuwara, Horana, Walallawita, Ingiriya and Bulathsinhala in the Kalutara district, Aranayake, Mawanella, Ruwanwella, Bulathkohupitiya, Kegalle, Dehiowita, Yatiyanthota and Warakapola in the Kegalle district and Ayagama, Ratnapura, Elapatha, Kuruwita, Kiriella, Kalawana and Eheliyagoda in the Ratnapura district.

Level I [Yellow] landslide early warnings have been issued to the divisional secretaries divisions and surrounding areas of Niyagama, Imaduwa, Waduramba and Yakkalamulla in the Galle district, Beruwala in the Kalutara district, Galigamuwa in the Kegalle district, Alawwa, Narammala and Polgahawela in the Kurunegala district, Ambagamuwa in the Nuwara Eliya district and Nivithigala, Opanayake, Pelmadulla and Kahawatta in the Ratnapura district

Warning for strong winds and rough seas issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre valid until 08.30 a.m. 13 October 2024 for the sea areas off the coasts extending from Puttalam to Hambantota via Colombo and Galle

Naval and fishing communities have been warned that the sea areas off the coasts extending from Puttalam to Hambantota via Colombo and Galle will be very rough at times with very strong gusty winds up to (60-70) kmph.

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 Colombo to Hambantota via Galle and Matara.

Naval and fishing communities are advised not to venture into the seas, marked on the map above, until further notice.