The Department of Meteorology says showers are expected in a few areas in Sri Lanka today.
Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Uva and North-western provinces and in the Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle, Matara and Mannar districts during the afternoon or night.
The public is requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.
Meanwhile, showers or thundershowers will occur at a few places in the sea areas off the coast extending from Mannar to Matara via Puttalam, Colombo and Galle during the night.
Winds will be north-easterly or variable in direction and wind speed will be 20-30 kmph and the sea areas around the island will be slight. (NewsWire)