Rain on the horizon for several provinces

Colombo (News 1st) - The Met. Department has forecast that several areas across the country could experience some respite from the hot weather conditions that the country has been experiencing. Accordingly, the department noted that showers or thundershowers could occur at several places in the Central, Sabaragamuwa, Uva, North-western and Western provinces as well as in the Galle and Matara districts after 2.00 p.m. A few showers could also occur in the Eastern and North-central provinces and in the Hambanthota district. Fairly heavy falls about 50 mm are likely at some places in the Sabaragamuwa province and in Galle and Matara districts.