Showery conditions to persist across several parts

Colombo, Dec. 18 (Daily Mirror) - Prevailing showery conditions are expected to continue over the Northern and Eastern parts of the island due to the influence of an Easterly wave, according to the Department of Meteorology.

Showers will occur at times in the North-Central, Eastern, Uva and Central provinces, with fairly heavy rainfall exceeding 75 mm likely at some locations in the Eastern, Uva and Central provinces as well as in the Polonnaruwa District.

Several spells of showers are also expected in the Northern and North-Western provinces.

Meanwhile, showers or thundershowers may occur at several places in other parts of the island after 1.00 p.m., with fairly heavy rainfall above 50 mm likely at some locations.

Further, strong winds of around 40–50 kmph can be expected at times over the eastern slopes of the central hills, the Northern, North-Central and North-Western provinces, and in the Trincomalee, Hambantota and Monaragala districts.