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PLEASE BE AWARE: Windy conditions is likely to continue in the North-western, Western, South-western and Southern sea areas of the island until the 22nd July morning. For the land areas Fairly strong gusty winds up to (40-50) kmph at times are likely over the Western, Southern, Central, Sabaragamuwa, North-western and North-central provinces and in Trincomalee district.

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WEATHER FORECAST FOR 22 JULY 2019

(Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 22 July 2019)

Prevailing strong windy condition over the country and surrounding sea areas is expected to reduce from 24^th July.

Showers will occur at times in Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and fairly heavy falls about 50 mm are likely at some places.

Several spells of showers may occur in the other parts of the island.

Fairly strong gusty winds up to (40-50) kmph at times are likely over the Western, Southern, Central, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR SEA AREAS AROUND THE ISLAND DURING

NEXT 24 HOURS (Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 22 July 2019)

Prevailing strong windy condition over the surrounding sea areas is expected to reduce from 24^th July.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the sea area off the coast extending from Kankasanturai to Pottuvil via Trincomalee and Batticaloa. Showers or thundershowers may occur at a several places in the other sea areas around the island.

Winds will be Westerly to South-westerly in the sea areas around the island.

Wind speed will be (40-50) kmph in the sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Pottuvil via, Colombo, Galle and Hambantota. These sea areas will be very rough at times as the wind speed can increase up to (60-70) kmph at times.

Wind speed will be (30-40) kmph in the other sea areas around the island and these sea areas will be fairly rough at times as wind speed can increase up to 50 kmph at times.

Naval and fishing communities are requested to be vigilant in this regard.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR NEXT 36 HOURS

(ISSUED AT 1600 HOURS ON 21 JULY 2019)

Prevailing strong windy condition over the country is expected to reduce to some extent in the next few days.

Fairly strong gusty winds up to (40-50) kmph at times are likely over the Western, Southern, Central, Sabaragamuwa, North-western and North-central provinces and in Trincomalee district.

Showers will occur at times in Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces. Several spells of showers will occur in North-western and Western provinces and in Jaffna, Mullaitivu, Galle and Matara districts.

Fairly heavy falls of about 50 mm are likely at some places in Central and Sabaragamuwa provinces.

Weather Forecast for Main Cities				Date :	22-Jul-2019
City	Temperature (⁰C)		Relative Humidity (%)		Weather
City	Max	Min	Max	Min	Weather
Anuradhapura	35	25	80	45	A few showers
Batticaloa	35	27	75	45	Mainly fair
Colombo	30	26	90	70	Several spells of showers
Galle	28	24	90	80	Several spells of showers
Jaffna	34	27	75	55	A few showers
Kandy	26	23	90	75	Showers or thundershowers at times
Nuwara-Eliya	15	13	95	90	Showers or thundershowers at times
Ratnapura	29	25	90	70	Showers or thundershowers at times
Trincomalee	36	27	80	40	A few showers
Mannar	32	28	80	70	Mainly fair