Watch out for more rain

Thundershowers will develop at a few places in the Eastern and Uva Provinces after 4.00 p.m. and showers or thunder showers will occur at times over the sea off the coast extending from Puttalam to Hambantota via Colombo and Galle, the Meteorology Department said today.

Issuing a weather forecast for the next 24 hours, the Met Department said showers would occur in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and Southern Provinces and might extend to the North- Western Provinces.

It said the thundershowers might be accompanied by 40 to 50 kmph winds in a south-westerly direction.

People are asked to take adequate precautions to minimize the damage caused by lightning.

Naval and fishing communities are requested to be vigilant as deep and shallow sea areas around the island would be rough at times with strong south-westerly winds of up to 80 kmph.