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Several spells of showers will occur in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Nuwara Eliya, Kandy, Galle and Matara districts

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2 years ago

2023/08/28

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Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 28 August 2023 by the Department of Meteorology

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.

Several spells of showers will occur in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Nuwara Eliya, Kandy, Galle and Matara districts. Showers or thundershowers will occur at a several places in Uva province and in Ampara and Batticaloa districts during the evening or night.

Winds will be south-westerly and speed will be (25-35) kmph. Wind speed may increase up to (45-55)kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Hambantota to Pottuvil, and from Puttalam to Trincomalee via Mannar and Kankasanthurai.

The sea areas off the coast extending from Hambantota to Pottuvil and from Puttalam to Kankasanthurai via Mannar may be rough at times.

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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Mainly dry weather will prevail in the most parts of the island.

Published

16 hours ago

2026/02/10

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WEATHER FORECAST FOR 10 FEBRUARY 2026
Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 10 February 2026 by the Departmrnt of Meteorology

Misty conditions can be expected at some places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva, North-central and North-western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts during the early hours of the morning.

Mainly dry weather will prevail in the most parts of the island.

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Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Galle, Matara, Kaluthara and Rathnapura districts after 2.00 p.m.

Published

2 days ago

2026/02/9

Priyan

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 09 FEBRUARY 2026
Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 09 February 2026 by the Department of Meteorology

Misty conditions can be expected at some places in the Sabaragamuwa, Central and North-central provinces and in Badulla and Kurunegala districts during the early hours of the morning.

Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Galle, Matara, Kaluthara and Rathnapura districts after 2.00 p.m.
Mainly fair weather will prevail elsewhere in the island.

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 the Western, Uva and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Matale, Nuwara-Eliya, Ampara, Batticaloa, Galle, Matara and Polonnaruwa districts

Published

3 days ago

2026/02/8

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WEATHER FORECAST FOR 08 FEBRUARY 2026
Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 08 February 2026 by the Department of Meteorology

The prevailing showery condition over the island is expected to be temporarily reduced from 08 to 11 February.

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

A few shower may occur in the Uva province and in Matale, Nuwara-Eliya, Ampara, Batticaloa and Polonnaruwa districts.
Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts after 2.00 p.m.

Fairly strong winds about (30-40) kmph can be expected at times over the Eastern slopes of the central hills, Northern, North-central and North-western provinces and in Matale, Trincomalee and Hambantota districts.

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