The Met Department says that showers will occur at several places in the Northern, North-Central, North-Western, Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in the Galle district.

Thundershowers will develop at a few places in the Uva and Eastern Provinces during the afternoon or evening.

Winds will be Northwesterly and speed will be 30-40 kmph. There may be temporary localised strong winds during thundershowers. The sea areas off the coast extending from Mannar to Trincomalee via Kankesanthurai may be fairly rough at times as the winds can strengthen up to 50 kmph.

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