Fairly heavy showers above 50 mm are expected in some provinces today, according to the Department of Meteorology.
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Central and Uva provinces and in the Kurunegala district after 2.00 pm.
Fairly heavy showers above 50 mm can be expected at some places in the Sabaragamuwa and Southern provinces.
Meanwhile, showers or thundershowers are likely at a few places in the sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Hambantota via Colombo, Galle and Matara during the evening or night.
Winds will be North-westerly or variable in direction and wind speed will be 20-30 kmph.
Sea areas around the island will be slight to moderate. Temporarily strong gusty winds and very rough seas can be expected during thundershowers. (Newswire)