Sri Lanka likely to be warmer than before in March, April

By Huzefa Aliasger   

Sri Lanka, currently facing dry conditions, is expected to  last for the next two weeks with low rainfall expected afterwards, and  there is a possibility of temperatures being higher than the previous  year during March and April an official from the Department of  Meteorology said.  

Meteorologist Malith Fernando told the Daily Mirror that a  chance of heat waves increasing in the upcoming months is also  possible. “In the upcoming years, we can expect heat waves to be more  frequent during this time of the year due to the rapid increase in  global warming, which affects weather conditions”.  

The current dry condition is a seasonal condition that will  last for a few weeks and during this time the average rainfall of the  country is low, the meteorologist said.  

He said that each year the temperature rises by a small  amount from March to April due to the effect of climate change and this  year is expected to rise as well, however, an official report is yet to  be conducted on the weather patterns.