Low-pressure : 150 mm of rain expected in some parts of Sri Lanka today

Sri Lanka’s Department of Meteorology forecast intermittent rain or thunderstorms in several areas. Rupavahini News listed the Western, Southern, Central, Sabaragamuwa, North Western and Northern provinces, and Anuradhapura District. It reported that other parts of the island could have showers or thunderstorms after 1 p.m.

The department also forecast that some locations could receive more than 100 mm of rain. Daily Mirror named the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces, plus Matara, Galle and Puttalam districts. Rupavahini News gave a different list: the Northern, Western and North Western provinces, as well as Galle, Matara, Polonnaruwa and Trincomalee districts. Newswire described an amber heavy-rain advisory, but the excerpt provided no locations.

Lankadeepa said the National Building Research Organisation had identified landslide danger in eight districts due to heavy rain. Its excerpt did not identify the districts. Rupavahini News also noted the possibility of early-morning mist in parts of Sabaragamuwa, Central and Uva provinces.

A separate advisory on strong lightning was issued at 11 a.m. on the 15th and was due to remain in force until 1 a.m. on the 16th, according to Rupavahini News. It identified the North Central, Eastern, Central, Sabaragamuwa and Uva provinces, together with Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Vavuniya, Gampaha, Colombo and Kurunegala districts, as places where strong lightning could occur with evening or nighttime storms. The department cautioned that storms could bring brief strong winds and urged the public to take steps to reduce lightning-related danger.

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