Weather Alert : Showers expected in a few areas

September 28, 2022 at 9:35 AM

The Department of Meteorology says showers can be expected in a few areas on Wednesday.

Thereby, showers will occur at times in the Sabaragamuwa province and in Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts. 

Several spells of showers will occur in the Western and North-Western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts. 

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the Uva, North-Central, and Eastern provinces and in the Mullaitivu district during the evening or night. 

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

The department further said several spells of showers will occur in the sea area off the coast extending from Puttalam to Matara via Colombo. 

Winds will be south-westerly or westerly and wind speed will be (30-40) kmph. 

Wind speed may increase up to (50-55) kmph at times in the sea area off the coast extending from Chilaw to Kankasanturai via Mannar and from Galle to Pottuvil via Hambantota. 

The sea area off the coast extending from Kankasanturai to Pottuvil via Colombo and Hambantota may be rough at times. (NewsWire)