Fairly heavy showers of about 75 mm likely to occur (April 08)
April 08, Colombo (LNW): Showers or thundershowers will occur at most places of the island during the afternoon or night, with showers being expected to occur in Western and North-western provinces and in Galle and Matara district in the morning as well, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather forecast today (08).
Fairly heavy rainfall of about 75 mm are likely at some places in Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva, Eastern and Sothern provinces.
Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva and Eastern provinces during the morning.
The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimise damages caused by temporary localised strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka during April 05th to 14th in this year. The nearest areas of Sri Lanka over which the sun is overhead today are Nainamadama, Sandalankawa, Kundasale, Mahiyanganaya and Kalmunanai at about 12:12 noon.
Marine Weather:
| Condition of Rain: |
| Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the sea areas extending from Colombo to Pottuvil via Galle. Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in the other sea areas around the island during the evening or night. |
| Winds: |
| Winds will be Westerly or variable in direction and wind speed will be (20-35)kmph. |
| State of Sea: |
| Sea areas around the island will be slight to moderate. Temporarily strong gusty winds and very rough seas can be expected during thundershowers. |
