Colombo, January 6 (Daily Mirror) – A low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal, located southeast of Sri Lanka, is likely to intensify into a depression within the next 24 hours and move west-northwestwards towards the island’s east coast, the Department of Meteorology said.
With the development of the system, showery conditions across the country, particularly in the Northern, North-Central, Eastern, Uva and Central provinces are expected to intensify from January 8.
The Department said showers will occur at times tonight in the Eastern, Central, Uva, North-Central and Northern provinces, with heavy rainfall of around 100 mm likely in parts of Uva province and in the Nuwara Eliya, Matale, Polonnaruwa, Batticaloa and Ampara districts.
“Tomorrow, showers are forecast at times in Uva province and in Batticaloa, Ampara, Polonnaruwa and Matale districts, with fairly heavy rainfall exceeding 50 mm expected in some areas. Several spells of showers are also likely in the Northern province and in the Anuradhapura and Trincomalee districts, while showers or thundershowers may occur at several other locations after 1.00 p.m,” it said
In addition, the department said strong winds of up to 50 kmph can be expected at times over the eastern slopes of the central hills, the Northern, North-Central, North-Western and Eastern provinces, as well as in the Hambantota, Gampaha, Colombo and Monaragala districts.
