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DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY SRI LANKA

WARNING

2024-07-27

තද සුළං සහ මුහුද රළුවීම පිළිබඳ අනතුරු ඇගවීම් නිවේදනය කාලගුණ විද්‍යා දෙපාර්තමේන්තුවේ, ස්වභාවික විපත් පිළිබඳ පූර්ව අනතුරු ඇඟවීමේ මධ්‍යස්ථානය විසින් ඉදිරි පැය 24 සඳහා, 2024 ජුලි මස 27 දින පෙ.ව. 03.00 ට නිකුත් කරන ලදී. Warning for strong winds and rough seas. Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 03.00 a.m. on 27 July 2024, Valid for the next 24hours.

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WEATHER FORECAST FOR 27 JULY 2024

Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 27 July 2024

Showers will occur at times in Sabaragamuwa province and in Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts.

Several spells of showers will occur in Western and North-western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts.

Strong winds of about (50-55) kmph can be expected at times over Western slopes of the central hills and in Northern, North-central and North-western provinces and in Trincomalee, Monaragala and Hambantota districts.

Fairly strong winds about (30-40) kmph can be expected at times elsewhere of the island.

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

Issued at 05.30 a.m. 27 July 2024

Condition of Rain:

Showers will occur at several places in the sea areas off the coast extending from Colombo to Matara via Galle.

Winds:

Winds will be westerly to south-westerly and wind speed will be (30-40) kmph.

Wind speed can increase up to 60 kmph at times in the sea areas off the coasts extending from Kankasanthurai to Puttalam via Mannar and from Hambantota to Pottuvil.

Wind speed can increase up to 50 kmph at times in the sea areas off the coasts extending from Trincomalee to Kankasanthurai via Mullaitivu and Puttalam to Hambantota via Colombo and Galle.

State of Sea:

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

The sea areas off the coasts extending from Trincomalee to Kankasanthurai via Mullaitivu can be fairly rough at times.

Naval and fishing communities are requested to be attentive in this regard.

GENERAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR NEXT 36 HOURS

Issued at 04.00 p.m. on 26 July 2024

Showers will occur at times in Sabaragamuwa province and in Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts.

Several spells of showers will occur in Western and North-western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts.

Weather Forecast for Main Cities				Date :	2024-07-27
City	Temperature (0C)		Relative Humidity (%)		Weather
City	Max	Min	Max	Min	Weather
Anuradhapura	35	26	90	50	Mainly fair
Batticaloa	36	27	80	50	Mainly fair
Colombo	31	27	85	70	Several spells of showers
Galle	29	25	85	75	Several spells of showers
Jaffna	33	28	80	65	Mainly fair
Kandy	29	23	85	65	Several spells of showers
Nuwara-Eliya	18	15	90	85	Showers at times
Ratnapura	32	24	95	65	Showers at times
Trincomalee	37	27	80	45	Mainly fair
Mannar	32	27	80	75	Mainly fair

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