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WARNING

2020-09-28

Warning for Severe lightning Issued by the natural hazards early warning center At 04.30 p.m. 28 September 2020 for the period until 10.30 p.m. 28 September 2020V

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WEATHER FORECAST FOR 29 SEPTEMBER 2020

Issued at 12.00 noon on 28 September 2020

Showers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and North Western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts.

Several spells of light showers may occur at in North-central province.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Uva Province and in Batticaloa and Ampara districts after 02.00 p.m.

Fairly heavy rainfalls above 50mm are likely at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Galle and Matara districts.

Strong gusty winds about (40-50) kmph can be expected across the island, particularly in the Northern, North-central and North-western provinces, Trincomalee and Hambanthota districts and in the western slopes of the central hills.

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 12.00 noon on 28 September 2020

Condition of Rain:

Showers will occur at several places in the sea area extending from Puttalam to Hambantota via Colombo and Galle. Showers or thundershowers will occur at a few places in the other sea areas around the island.

Winds:

Winds will be south-westerly in the sea areas around the island and the wind speed will be (30-40) kmph.

Wind speed can increase up to (50-55) kmph in the deep and shallow sea areas off the coasts extending from Puttalam to Trincomalee via Mannar and Kankasanturai and in the sea area extending from Matara to Pottuvil via Hambantota.

State of Sea:

The deep and shallow sea areas off the coasts extending from Puttalam to Trincomalee via Mannar and Kankasanturai and in the sea area off the coasts extending from Matara to Pottuvil via Hambantota can be fairly rough at times.

The other sea areas around the island can be moderately rough at times.

GENERAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR NEXT 36 HOURS

Issued at 04.00 p.m. on 28 September 2020

Tonight:

Several spells of showers will occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and North Western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Eastern, Uva and North-central Provinces and in Mullaitivu and Kilinochchi districts.

Tomorrow:

Showers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and North Western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts.

Several spells of light showers may occur in North-central province.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Uva Province and in Batticaloa and Ampara districts after 02.00 p.m.

Fairly heavy rainfalls above 50mm are likely at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Galle and Matara districts.

Strong gusty winds of about (40-50) kmph can be expected across the island, particularly in the Northern, North-central and North-western provinces and in Trincomalee and Hambanthota districts and in the western slopes of the central hills.

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 :	29-Sep-2020
City	Temperature (⁰C)		Relative Humidity (%)		Weather
City	Max	Min	Max	Min	Weather
Anuradhapura	33	25	90	60	Showers or thundershowers after 2.00p.m
Batticaloa	32	26	90	70	Showers or thundershowers after 2.00p.m
Colombo	30	25	90	75	Showers at times
Galle	29	25	90	80	Showers at times
Jaffna	30	25	85	75	A few showers
Kandy	29	20	95	75	Showers at times
Nuwara-Eliya	20	13	95	75	Showers at times
Ratnapura	32	24	95	75	Showers at times
Trincomalee	35	24	90	60	Showers or thundershowers after 2.00p.m
Mannar	30	24	90	80	A few showers