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WEATHER FORECAST FOR 18^th June 2019

(Issued at 1200 noon on 17^th June 2019)

Showers or thundershowers will occur in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle and Matara districts. Several spells of showers will occur in North-western province and in Matale and Hambanthota districts.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Uva province and in Batticaloa and Ampara districts after 2.00p.m.

Fairly strong gusty winds up to 50 kmph are likely over the island particularly in western slope of the Central hilly areas, Northern, North-central and North-western provinces and in Trincomalee and Hambantota districts.

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

WEATHER FORECAST FOR SEA AREAS AROUND THE ISLAND DURING

NEXT 24 HOURS (Issued at 1200 noon on 17^th June 2019)

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the sea area off the coast extending from Puttalam to Hambantota via Colombo and Galle.

Winds will be South-westerly and speed will be 30-40 kmph in the sea areas around the island.

The sea area extending from Trincomalee to Puttalam via Kankasanturai and the sea area extending from Hambanthota to Pottuvil can be rough at times as the wind speed can increase up to (50-60) kmph.

The other sea areas around the island can be fairly rough at times as the wind speed can increase up to 50 kmph.

Naval and fishing communities are requested to be vigilant in this regards.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR NEXT 36 HOURS

(ISSUED AT 1600 HOURS ON 17^th JUNE 2019

Showers or thundershowers will occur in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle and Matara districts. Several spells of showers will occur in North-western province and in Matale and Hambanthota districts.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Uva province and in Batticaloa and Ampara districts after 2.00p.m.

Fairly strong gusty winds up to 50 kmph are likely over the island particularly in western slope of the Central hilly areas, Northern, North-central and North-western provinces and in Trincomalee and Hambantota districts.

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

Weather Forecast for Main Cities				Date :	18-Jun-2019
City	Temperature (⁰C)		Relative Humidity (%)		Weather
City	Max	Min	Max	Min	Weather
Anuradhapura	35	27	90	55	Mainly fair
Batticaloa	36	25	90	65	Showers or thundershowers are likely after 2.00p.m
Colombo	31	27	90	75	Showers or thundershowers
Galle	30	27	90	75	Showers or thundershowers
Jaffna	33	28	90	70	Mainly fair
Kandy	30	22	95	65	Showers or thundershowers
Nuwara-Eliya	21	14	95	70	Showers or thundershowers
Ratnapura	31	24	95	80	Showers at times
Trincomalee	37	27	85	55	Mainly fair
Mannar	32	28	85	75	Mainly fair