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2025-01-14

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2025-01-14

තද වැසි පිලිබඳ අවවාදාත්මක නිවේදනය කාලගුණ විද්‍යා දෙපාර්තමේන්තුවේ, ස්වභාවික විපත් පිළිබඳ පූර්ව අනතුරු ඇඟවීමේ මධ්‍යස්ථානය විසින් 2025 ජනවාරි මස 15 වන දින ප.ව.08.30 වන තෙක් වලංගු වන පරිදි 2025 ජනවාරි මස 14 වන දින ප.ව. 08.30 ට නිකුත් කරන ලදී. Advisory for Heavy Rain Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 08.30 p.m. 14 January 2025, valid until 08.30 p.m. 15 January 2025

තද සුළං සහ රළු මුහුද පිළිබඳව අවවාදාත්මක නිවේදනය කාලගුණ විද්‍යා දෙපාර්තමේන්තුවේ, ස්වභාවික විපත් පිළිබඳ අනතුරු ඇඟවීමේ මධ්‍යස්ථානය විසින් 2025 ජනවාරි මස 15 වන දින පෙ.ව. 06.00 වන තෙක් වලංගු වන පරිදි 2025 ජනවාරි මස 14 වන දින පෙ.ව. 06.00 ට නිකුත් කරන ලදි. Advisory for strong winds and rough seas. Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre At 06.00 a.m. 14 January 2025 for the period until 06.00 a.m. 15 January 2025

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WEATHER FORECAST FOR 15 JANUARY 2025

Issued at 12.00 noon on 14 JANUARY 2025

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times over most parts of the island and cloudy skies are expected. Fairly heavy showers about 75mm are likely at some places in Eastern, Uva, Central and Southern provinces and in Polonnaruwa district.

Fairly strong winds of (30-40) kmph can be expected at times over Northern, Eastern, North-central and North-western provinces and in Matara and Hambantota districts.

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 12.00 noon on 14 JANUARY 2025.

Condition of Rain:

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the sea areas extending from Kankasanthurai to Galle via Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Hambantota. Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the other sea areas around the island during the afternoon or Night.

Winds:

Winds will be north-easterly and speed will be (30-40) kmph. Wind speed can increase up to (50-60) kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Colombo to Kankasanthurai via Puttalam and Mannar. Wind speed can increase up to (45- 50) kmph at times in the other sea areas around the island.

State of Sea:

The sea areas off the coasts extending from Colombo to Kankasanthurai via Puttalam and Mannar will be rough at times. Other sea areas around the island may be fairly rough at times.

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 14 January 2025

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times over most parts of the island and cloudy skies are expected. Fairly heavy showers about 75mm are likely at some places in Eastern, Uva, Central and Southern provinces and in Polonnaruwa district.

Fairly strong winds of (30-40) kmph can be expected at times over Northern, Eastern, North-central and North-western provinces and in Matara and Hambantota districts.

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 :	15-Jan-2025
City	Temperature (0C)		Relative Humidity (%)		Weather
City	Max	Min	Max	Min	Weather
Anuradhapura	30	24	95	80	Showers at times
Batticaloa	28	24	95	80	Showers or thundershowers at times
Colombo	30	25	85	65	Several spells of showers
Galle	29	25	90	75	Showers at times
Jaffna	29	24	95	75	Showers at times
Kandy	28	21	95	70	Showers at times
Nuwara-Eliya	17	14	95	85	Showers at times
Ratnapura	29	23	90	65	Showers at times
Trincomalee	29	24	95	80	Showers or thundershowers at times
Mannar	29	25	95	75	Showers at times

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