The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for severe lightning for most provinces of Sri Lanka this evening.
The Met Department said the advisory is effective until 11.30 pm today.
Accordingly, showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in most provinces in the evening.
Thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning are likely to occur at several places in the Southern, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva, Northern, North-western and North-Central provinces.
Heavy showers of about 100 mm can be expected at some places. (NewsWire)