The Met Department forecasts downpours in the North Central, Eastern, Uva and Southern Provinces.

The Met Department added that some areas may experience misty conditions.

Meanwhile, a number of disaster situations were reported several areas as a result of the winds which swept across the country following the downpours on Thursday.

The District of Colombo was under a major threat as a result.

Several houses were damaged and a number of trees were uprooted, owing to the rainy weather conditions in the Colombo District on Thursday.

An countrywide power outage was also reported along with the downpour yesterday.