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WEATHER FORECAST FOR 18 OCTOBER 2024

Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 18 October 2024

Several spells of showers will occur in Northern province. Several spells of light showers may occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-eliya districts.

Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Uva and Eastern provinces during the evening or night.

The 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 18 October 2024

Condition of Rain:

Showers will occur at a few places in the sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Matara via Colombo and Galle.Showers or thundershowers may occur at several places in the sea areas from Mannar to Kankasanthurai during the evening or night.

Winds:

Winds will be South-westerly in the sea areas around the island and wind speed will be (25-35) kmph.

Wind speed can increase up to (45-50) kmph at times in the sea areas off the coasts extending from Kankasanthurai to Puttalam via Mannar and from Hambanthota to Pottuvil.

State of Sea:

The sea areas off the coasts extending from Kankasanthurai to Puttalam via Mannar and from Hambanthota to Pottuvil can be fairly rough at times.

The other sea areas around the island can be slight to moderate.

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

GENERAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR NEXT 36 HOURS

Issued at 04.00 p.m. on 17 October 2024

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Northern province and fairly heavy showers above 50mm are likely at some places.

Several spells of showers will occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-eliya districts.

Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Uva and Eastern provinces during the evening or night.

The 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 :	18-Oct-2024
City	Temperature (0C)		Relative Humidity (%)		Weather
City	Max	Min	Max	Min	Weather
Anuradhapura	34	25	95	55	Mainly fair
Batticaloa	30	25	95	80	Showers or thundershowers are likely after 2.00p.m
Colombo	31	26	90	70	Several spells of showers
Galle	30	26	90	80	Several spells of showers
Jaffna	32	24	95	70	Showers or thundershowers at times
Kandy	30	21	95	70	Several spells of light showers
Nuwara-Eliya	20	14	90	40	Several spells of light showers
Ratnapura	34	24	95	75	Several spells of showers
Trincomalee	33	25	90	55	Showers or thundershowers are likely after 2.00p.m
Mannar	31	27	85	70	Several spells of light showers

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