Brace for heavy rains today

Colombo (News1st) - According to the Met Department, strong winds of upto 50kmph can be expected in the Northern, North-central and North-western provinces as well as in the districts of Trincomalee and Hambantota. The department also predicts that showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Central, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, North-western and Northern province. Showers or thundershowers can also be expected in the Ampara and Batticaloa districts after 2.00 pm. Several spells of showers have also been forecast for the Anuradhapura and Badulla districts today. Heavy falls above 100 mm are likely at some places in Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Jaffna, Kalutara, Galle and Matara districts. Fairly heavy falls above 50 mm are likely at some places in the North-western province as well as in Colombo and Gampaha districts.