Heavy Showers And Strong Winds Expected In Several Areas

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Showers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern and North-western provinces.

Heavy falls about 100 mm are likely at some places in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Nuwara-Eliya, Kandy, Galle, Matara and Puttalam districts.

Several spells of showers will occur in the Northern province and in Anuradhapura district.

Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Uva province and in Ampara and Batticaloa districts during the afternoon or night.

Strong winds of about (50-60) kmph can be expected at times over Western slopes of the central hills and in Northern, North-central, Sabaragamuwa, North-western and Southern provinces and in Trincomalee district.

The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds.