Weather

Showers in Eastern, Uva, Sabaragamuwa and Western Provinces, Matale, Galle and Matara districts

Published

4 years ago

2023/03/9

Priyan

Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 09 March 2023 by the Department of Meteorology

Several spells of light showers will occur in Eastern and Uva provinces and in Matale district.

Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts during the afternoon or night.

Fairly strong winds about (40-50) kmph can be expected at times over Northern, North-Central and North-Western provinces and in Trincomalee, Hambanthota and Monaragala districts.

The sea areas off the coast extending from Kankasanthurai to Colombo via Mannar and Puttalam and sea areas off the coast extending from Galle to Pottuvil via Hambantota will be rough at times. The other sea areas around the island will be moderate.

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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Weather

Showers or thundershowers will occur in most parts of the island after 1.00 p.m.

Published

21 hours ago

2026/10/18

Priyan

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 18 October 2026
Issued at 2.00 p.m. on 17 October 2026 by the Department of Meteorology

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

Shower may occur in the coastal areas of the Mannar and Jaffna districts during the morning while showers or thundershowers will occur in most parts of the island after 1.00 p.m.

Fairly heavy showers above 75 mm are likely at some places in the Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-central and Uva provinces and in Batticaloa, Trincomalee and Mullaitivu districts.

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

Weather

Showers above 75 mm are likely at some places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and North-central provinces and in Trincomalee and Mullaitivu districts

Published

2 days ago

2026/10/17

Priyan

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 17 OCTOBER 2026
Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 17 October 2026 by the Department of Meteorology

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

Shower may occur in the coastal areas of the Western province and in Galle, Puttalam, Mannar and Jaffna districts during the morning.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at most parts of the island after 1.00 p.m. Fairly heavy showers above 75 mm are likely at some places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and North-central provinces and in Trincomalee and Mullaitivu districts.

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

Weather

Showers in the Western, Southern, Central, Sabaragamuwa, North-Western and Northern provinces and in the Anuradhapura District

Published

3 days ago

2026/10/16

Priyan

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 16 OCTOBER 2026
Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 16 October 2026 by the Department of Meteorokogy

Cloudy sky will prevail over most parts of the Island.

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

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the Western, Southern, Central, Sabaragamuwa, North-Western and Northern provinces and in the Anuradhapura District. Showers or thundershowers will occur at other parts of the island after 1.00 p.m.

Heavy showers above 100mm are likely at some places in the Northern, Western and North-western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Polonnaruwa and Trincomalee districts.

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