Showers expected in several provinces tomorrow as Bay of Bengal depression develops

Showers are expected across several provinces and districts tomorrow, the Department of Meteorology has said, as a depression forms over the Bay of Bengal. Cloudy skies are forecast across the island, with spells of showers in the Northern, North-Central, Eastern, Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-Western provinces, and in Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle and Matara districts. Showers or thundershowers may also occur in parts of Uva Province and Hambantota district after 2.00 p.m.

The department has urged the public to take precautions against temporary localised strong winds and lightning during thundershowers. Misty conditions are likely in most parts of the island in the early morning. The low-pressure area east of Sri Lanka has developed into a depression and is highly likely to move further away, intensifying into a cyclonic storm by tomorrow evening.