The Department of Meteorology has announced that several spells of showers can be expected today (20) in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Northern, and North-Western Provinces, as well as in the Galle, Matara, Kandy, and Nuwara Eliya districts.
Accordingly, showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in the Uva Province and in the Ampara and Batticaloa districts after around 1.00 p.m.
Fairly strong winds, with speeds ranging from 30 to 40 km/h, are likely at times in the western slopes of the Central Hills, the North-Central and North-Western Provinces, and in the Trincomalee and Hambantota districts.
The Department further urged the public to take necessary precautions to minimize risks caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.
