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2025.02.17

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WEATHER FORECAST FOR 18 FEBRUARY 2025

Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 18 February 2025

Showers or thundershowers may occur at several places in Galle, Matara, Kaluthara and Rathnapura districts in the evening or night. A few showers may occur in Uva province and in Ampara and Hambantota districts.

Mainly dry weather will prevail over other areas of the island.

A cold weather can be expected in the Northern, North-central provinces and Trincomalee district during the early morning.

Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Galle, Matara and Badulla districts during the morning.

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 February 2025

 

Condition of Rain:

Showers or thundershowers may occur at several places in the sea areas off the coasts extending from Pottuvil to Kaluthara via Hambantota and Galle. Mainly fair weather will prevail over other sea areas around the island.

Winds:

Winds will be north-easterly and speed will be (20-30) kmph. Wind speed can increase up to

40 kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Colombo to Mannar via Puttalam and from Matara to Pottuvil via Hambantota.

State of Sea:

The sea areas off the coasts extending fromColombo to Mannar via Puttalam and from Matara to Pottuvil via Hambantota will be fairly rough at times.

GENERAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR NEXT 36 HOURS

Issued at 04.00 p.m. on 17 February 2025

Except for a few showers in Galle, Matara, Kaluthara and Rathnapura districts in the evening or night, mainly dry weather will prevail over the island.

A cold weather can be expected in the Northern and North-central provinces and Trincomalee district during the early morning.

Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and North-central provinces and in Badulla district during the morning.

 

Weather Forecast for Main Cities

Date :

18-Feb-2025

City

Temperature (0C)

Relative Humidity (%)

Weather

Max

Min

Max

Min

Anuradhapura

34

20

90

45

Mainly fair

Batticaloa

30

23

85

60

Mainly fair

Colombo

32

24

85

60

Mainly fair

Galle

30

24

85

65

A few showers

Jaffna

32

19

85

60

Mainly fair

Kandy

33

18

90

45

Mainly fair

Nuwara-Eliya

22

7

85

35

Mainly fair

Ratnapura

36

23

90

45

A few showers

Trincomalee

30

21

85

60

Mainly fair

Mannar

31

24

85

60

Mainly fair

 

 

 

Weekly Rainfall Forecast - 2025

 

 

Anawaki

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GIS Weather portal

 

URL: https://weather.meteo.gov.lk/

 

Description - The website "https://weather.meteo.gov.lk/" is a platform dedicated for providing precise and reliable weather information in Sri Lanka. It serves as an official source of meteorological data, maintained by the Meteorological department of Sri lanka. The website aims to deliver more reliable up-to-date weather forecasts, warnings and observations to the public, businesses, and different interested sectors in Sri Lanka. In addition to the basic weather data, the website also provides insights into climate patterns, seasonal variations, and other meteorological phenomena relevant to Sri Lanka. This can be particularly useful for individuals planning outdoor activities, farmers monitoring weather conditions for agricultural purposes or for businesses making decisions depending on the prevailing weather.

 


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Last 24 hours

max temperature
Max. Temperature 37.0°C
රත්නපුරය இரத்தினபுரிRathnapura
min temperature
Min. Temperature 8.0°C
නුවරඑළිය நுவரெலியா Nuwara Eliya
max rain
Max. Rainfall 10.7mm
මාපලාන மாபலான Mapalana (Galle)

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