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WEATHER FORECAST FOR 06 MARCH 2021

Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 06 March 2021

Showers at times will occur in Northern,North-central, Easatern and Uva provinces and in Matale and Hambantota districts.Fairly heavy falls above 50mm canbe expected at some places in Eastern and Uva provinces and in Polonnaruwa and Matale districts.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places elsewhere in the evening or night. Heavy falls about 100 mm can be expected at some places.

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

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 SEA AREAS AROUND THE ISLAND DURING NEXT 24 HOURS

Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 06 March 2021

Condition of Rain:

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the sea areas extending from Trincomalee to Mathara via Hambanthota. Mainly fair weather will prevail in the other sea areas around the island.

Winds:

Winds will be north-easterly to easterly in the sea areas around the island. Wind speed will be (20-30) kmph. Wind speed can increase up to (40-50) kmph in the sea areas extending from Colombo to Kankasanthurai via Puttlam and from Galle to Hambantota.

State of Sea:

The sea areas extending from Galle to Hambantota will be fairly rough at times. The sea areas extending from Colombo to Kankasanthurai via Puttlam can be moderate.

Temporary strong gusty winds and rough seas can be expected during thundershowers.

GENERAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR NEXT 36 HOURS

Issued at 04.00 p.m. on 05 March 2021

Tonight:

Several spells of showers will occur in Eastern and Uva provinces and in Hambantota and Polonnaruva districts and showers or thunder showers may occur at several places in the Central, Sabaragamuwa and Western provinces and in Galle and Mathara districts in the evening or night.

Tomorrow:

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in most provinces of the island in the evening or night. Fairly heavy falls above 75 mm can be expected at some places in Central, Sabaragamuwa, Uva and Southern provinces.

Several spells of showers will occur in Eastern and North-central provinces and in Hambantota district during the morning too.

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

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 Main Cities				Date :	6-Mar-2021
City	Temperature (⁰C)		Relative Humidity (%)		Weather
City	Max	Min	Max	Min	Weather
Anuradhapura	33	23	90	50	Several spells of showers
Batticaloa	32	24	90	65	Showers or thundershowers
Colombo	32	25	85	60	Showers or thundershowers are likely after 2.00p.m
Galle	32	24	85	60	Showers or thundershowers are likely after 2.00p.m
Jaffna	31	21	95	55	Mainly fair
Kandy	32	19	90	50	Showers or thundershowers after 2.00p.m
Nuwara-Eliya	22	9	95	40	Showers or thundershowers after 2.00p.m
Ratnapura	37	23	90	40	Showers or thundershowers after 2.00p.m
Trincomalee	31	24	80	60	Showers or thundershowers
Mannar	32	25	80	55	Showers or thundershowers are likely after 2.00p.m