WEATHER FORECAST FOR 21 FEBRUARY 2026
Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 21 February 2026 by the Department of Meteorology

Atmospheric conditions are favorable for thundershowers over most parts of the island and showery condition is expected to enhance today (21).

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

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the Northern, North-Central, Eastern, Uva and Central provinces and in the Hambantota district, and may occur at several places elsewhere after 1.00 p.m.

Heavy showers above 100 mm are likely at some places in the Central, Uva and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in the Batticaloa, Ampara and Polonnaruwa districts while fairly heavy showers above 75 mm are likely at some places elsewhere.

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 20 FEBRUARY 2026 
Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 20 February 2026 by the Department of Meteorology

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

Showers will occur at times in the Northern, North-central, Eastern, Uva and Central provinces.  Fairly heavy showers about 75 mm are likely at some places in the Eastern province and in Matale, Badulla, Mullaitivu and Polonnaruwa districts and showers above 50 mm are likely at some places in the Rathnapura, Galle, Matara and Nuwara-Eliya districts.

Several spells of showers may occur in Hambantota district.
Showers or thundershowers may occur at several places elsewhere after 1.00 p.m.

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

Advisory for Severe Lightning
Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre  at 12.00 noon 19 February 2026 valid for the period until 11.00 p.m. 19 February 2026

The public are warned that thundershowers accompanied with severe lightning are likely to occur at some places in in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts after 2.00 p.m.

There may be temporary localized strong winds during thundershowers.

General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by lightning activity.

ACTION REQUIRED:

The Department of Meteorology advises that people should:
 Seek shelter, preferably indoors and never under trees.
 Avoid open areas such as paddy fields, tea plantations and open water bodies during thunderstorms.
 Avoid using wired telephones and connected electric appliances during thunderstorms.
 Avoid using open vehicles, such as bicycles, tractors and boats etc.
 Beware of fallen trees and power lines.
 For emergency assistance contact the local disaster management authorities.