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Disturbance stirs up strong winds and heavy rains
View(s):Sri Lanka is experiencing weather extremes ranging from warm afternoons and isolated heavy rains to misty and cold mornings, along with the lingering drought. In some areas, strong winds of up to 45 kilometres per hour have damaged homes. The Meteorology Department said the prevailing cloudy and rainy weather is temporary and caused by “a wave type disturbance’’ affecting the southern region.
This weather phenomenon is expected to bring rain to many parts of the country. While heavy rains are forecast for the south for a few days, strong winds will affect northern areas. Rainfall of about 100 millimetres is forecast for Uva and Sabaragamuwa provinces as well as Ampara, Batticaloa, Galle, Kalutara and Matara districts. Sporadic showers and thundershowers will occur at times in Polonnaruwa, Matale and Kurunegala districts, the weather watchers predict.
Drought-stricken Puttalam, Kurunegala, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa and Mannar districts will receive rains for a few days as a result of the prevailing atmospheric disturbance.