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title: "<strong>WEATHER FORECAST FOR 05 JANUARY 2023</strong>"
url: https://www.lankaxpress.com/weather-forecast-for-05-january-2023/
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date: 2023-01-05
modified: 2023-01-05
markdown_url: https://www.lankaxpress.com/weather-forecast-for-05-january-2023.md
author: "Charith Karunaratne"
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# <strong>WEATHER FORECAST FOR 05 JANUARY 2023</strong>

A change in prevailing dry weather condition is expected.

Showers will occur at times in Eastern and Uva provinces and in Polonnaruwa and Matale districts. Fairly heavy showers **about 50mm** can be expected at some places in these areas.  

Several spells of showers will occur in the Northern Province and in Anuradhapura district.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at a few places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-Western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts during the afternoon or night.

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

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