Fairly heavy showers above 75mm expected: Met Department

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Meteorology Department states that showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-Western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts today (29).

Moreover, fairly heavy showers above 75 mm may occur at some places in Western and Sabaragamuwa Provinces and in Nuwara-Eliya, Puttalam, Galle and Matara Districts.

Several spells of showers may occur in the Anuradhapura District, while showers or thundershowers will occur at a few places in Uva province and in Ampara and Batticaloa districts during the evening or night.

Strong winds about 40 kmph can be expected at times in western slope of the central hills, Northern, North-Central and North-Western provinces and in Trincomalee and Hambantota Districts.

General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.