Showers or thundershowers in several provinces later today

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Northern, North-central, Eastern, Central and Uva provinces during the evening or
night, the Department of Meteorology says.A few showers may occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle and
Matara districts.The general public is advised to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds
and lightning during thundershowers.On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of
Sri Lanka from 05-15 April this year
The nearest areas of Sri Lanka over which the sun is overhead today (15th) are Kovilan Point, Mallakam and Malankadu at about 12:10 noon.Sea
areas:Showers or thundershowers will occur at few places in the sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Batticaloa via
Kankesanturai and Trincomalee.Winds will be south-westerly and wind speed will be (20-30) kmph
Winds speed can increase up to (35-40) kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Kankesanturai via Mannar.The
sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Kankesanturai via Mannar will be fairly rough at times
The other sea areas around the island will be slight to moderate.Temporarily strong gusty winds and very rough seas can be expected during
thundershowers.
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