Your Weather Update for Friday (4); Rains expected in several areas

COLOMBO (News 1st); Showers will occur at times in Northern, North-Central, and Eastern provinces. Heavy showers about 100 mm can be expected at several places in these areas.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Southern, Central, and Uva provinces and Ratnapura district during the evening or night.

Meanwhile, the Department of Meteorological warns the public to refrain from fishing and naval activities in the deep and shallow seas off the coast extending from Mannar to Hambantota via Kankesanthurai, Trincomalee, and Batticaloa, due to the development of the depression in the Bay of Bengal and the adjoining southeastern Bay of Bengal into a deep depression.

Wind speed can increase up to (40-50) kmph at times in Northern, North-Central, Eastern, North-Western, and Uva provinces, Eastern slopes of the central hills, and in Hambantota district.