Weather: Severe lightning warning issued for 7 provinces

Daily Mirror, Newswire and Sri Lanka Mirror report that the Department of Meteorology said a low-pressure system near Sri Lanka was moving westward away from the island, but its influence was expected to continue on Friday, October 23. Rupavahini News says the system developed from a low-level atmospheric disturbance.

Newswire and Sri Lanka Mirror report forecasts of intermittent showers or thunderstorms in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Northern and North-western provinces, and the districts of Anuradhapura and Galle. Rupavahini News also names the Southern Province among areas expecting showers or thunderstorms at intervals, with cloudy skies.

Rain or thunderstorms could develop elsewhere after 1 p.m., according to Newswire, Sri Lanka Mirror and Rupavahini News. Daily Mirror and Rupavahini News report that some places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern and North-western provinces could receive more than 100 mm. Newswire and Sri Lanka Mirror describe falls above 75 mm as possible in some areas.

Newswire and Sri Lanka Mirror say the Department advised the public to guard against temporary strong winds and lightning during thunderstorms. Rupavahini News also reports a warning to fishing and maritime communities and the public to follow further forecasts and notices, and says mist may form early in the morning in parts of the Central and Uva provinces.

Ada Derana (தமிழ்) reports a severe-lightning warning covering the Central, Eastern and Uva provinces and the Polonnaruwa and Hambantota districts. Newswire separately reports red severe-lightning alerts for 10 districts and amber alerts for 15 districts.

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.