Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western province and in Galle and Matara districts.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Sabaragamuwa, Central, Eastern and Uva provinces during the evening or night.

Strong winds about 40 kmph can be expected at times over North and North-central provinces and in Puttalam district.

General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.

When start Southwest Monsoon 2023 ?

The Meteorological Department predicts that the Southwest Monsoon may become active by the last week of May. In order to mitigate the damage that may occur due to the disasters that may occur due to the monsoon rains, the stakeholders requested to unite and prepare the necessary measures to reduce the risk of disasters as much as possible.