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Showers, heat spread across island
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Fruit trees uprooted by strong winds in Anamaduwa. Pic by Hiran Priyankara
Different regions of Sri Lanka are experiencing vastly contrasting weather conditions.
The Department of Meteorology claimed that temperatures reach up to 37.6 degrees Celsius in the North Central Province, while there could be heavy rains in some provinces.
Heavy showers are forecast for Central, Southern, Uva, Eastern, Sabaragamuwa, North-western and North-central provinces, but at the same time issued heat advisories for Mannar, Vavuniya and Monaragala districts.
Athula Karunanayake, director general of the Department of Meteorology, said the heat index calculates the temperature felt by the human body compared with the humidity combined with the air temperature.
He said there is high humidity in the humidity. The surface wind is not powerful enough to reduce the heat in the environment. If there is sufficient rain in the areas where the heat index is higher, it will reduce the heat.
As the island is expecting the Southwest monsoon, the situation might change.
Meanwhile, the Ceylon Electricity Board urges households to reduce use.
CEB media spokesman Sulakshana Jayawardena said the current electricity use is about 36 GWH, above the daily average of 32.81 GWH.
A damaged house in Nawagattegama