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Rains to continue, up to 100mm, till Tuesday: Met Dept
View(s):Most parts of the country received rain yesterday, with more showers forecast during the next few days, but not sufficient to overcome the present arid conditions, said the Meteorology (Met) Dept.
Met. Dept Deputy Director, Anusha Warnasuriya said the rains will remain throughout the week and will become heavier until Tuesday.
She explained that, though they expect rainfall of over 100 mm in certain areas, the arid atmosphere will remain. Colombo too will receive rain from today until Tuesday.
“Dryness is a result of lesser amount of rainfall during last year, which reduction of water cannot be gained by the showers. However, a reduction in the high temperature can occur,” she said.
Ms Warnasuriya also said the Northeastern inter-monsoon condition and an additional wave-tied turbulence in the Northeast, resulted in the increase of the rain.
She said the highest rainfall on Friday was 62.5 mm in the Aralagamwila area in Polonnaruwa, while other areas which received rain were Nuwara Eliya, Kandy, Jaffna, Batticaloa and Anuradhapura.