Heavy rainfall expected in parts of the island today

Sri Lanka’s Department of Meteorology forecast showers or thunderstorms across the Western, Southern, Central, Sabaragamuwa, North-Western and Northern provinces, as well as Anuradhapura District, according to Rupavahini News. Other areas may see rain or thunderstorms after 1 p.m. The reports refer to conditions expected today but do not specify a calendar date.

Some locations could receive more than 100 mm of rain. The outlets differ on the areas named: the Daily Mirror listed parts of Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and Matara, Galle and Puttalam districts. Rupavahini reported the highest rainfall possibility in parts of the Northern, Western and North-Western provinces and Galle, Matara, Polonnaruwa and Trincomalee districts. Newsfirst separately reported rainfall above 75 mm in parts of Sabaragamuwa, Central and North Central provinces and Trincomalee and Kurunegala districts.

Lankadeepa and Newsfirst reported landslide alerts for eight districts, and Newsfirst said the warnings remained in effect. Lankadeepa attributed the risk to the heavy rain affecting the island; a Newswire headline described an amber heavy-rain advisory for eight districts. The reports do not provide the names of all eight districts or further details of the landslide alerts.

Rupavahini said the Meteorology Department advised people to take precautions against temporary strong winds and lightning associated with thunderstorms. It also forecast possible early-morning mist in parts of Sabaragamuwa, Central and Uva provinces.

Written automatically by AI from the outlets’ own reports, and not reviewed by an editor. It can be wrong — the original report is the authority.