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WEATHER FORECAST FOR 24 JANUARY 2021

Issued at 12.00 noon on 23 January 2021

A few showers will occur in Eastern and Uva provinces.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at a few places in the Sabaragamuwa province and in Kalutara, Galle and Matara districts after 2.00 p.m.

General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.

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

WEATHER FORECAST FOR SEA AREAS AROUND THE ISLAND DURING NEXT 24 HOURS

Issued at 12.00 noon on 23 January 2021

Condition of Rain:

Showers will occur at a few places over sea areas extending from Kalutara to Matara via Galle. Mainly fair weather will prevail in the other sea areas around the island.

Winds:

Winds will be North-easterly in the sea areas around the island. Wind speed will be (20-30) kmph and wind speed can increase up to 40 kmph at times in the sea areas extending from Colombo to Kankasanthurai via Puttalam.

State of Sea:

The sea area extending from Colombo to Kankasanthurai via Puttalam can be fairly rough at times. Other sea areas around the island will be moderate.

GENERAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR NEXT 36 HOURS

Issued at 04.00 p.m. on 23 January 2021

A few showers will occur in Eastern and Uva provinces.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at a few places in the Sabaragamuwa province and in Kalutara, Galle and Matara districts after 2.00 p.m.

General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.

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

Weather Forecast for Main Cities				Date :	24-Jan-2021
City	Temperature (⁰C)		Relative Humidity (%)		Weather
City	Max	Min	Max	Min	Weather
Anuradhapura	29	24	95	65	Mainly fair
Batticaloa	28	25	65	80	A few showers
Colombo	31	25	95	70	Mainly fair
Galle	31	23	90	75	Showers or thundershowers are likely after 2.00p.m
Jaffna	31	23	95	75	Mainly fair
Kandy	31	21	95	60	Mainly fair
Nuwara-Eliya	21	9	95	65	Mainly fair
Ratnapura	34	24	95	55	Showers or thundershowers are likely after 2.00p.m
Trincomalee	29	24	90	80	Mainly fair
Mannar	31	23	95	80	Mainly fair