Fairly heavy showers expected in parts of the island today

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Department of Meteorology says that showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces
Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts, it added.Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Eastern and Uva
provinces during the evening or night
Showers may occur over the southern coastal areas during the morning too, the Met
Department said.Meanwhile, strong winds about 40-50 kmph can be expected at times over Western slopes of the central hills, Northern,
North-central and North-western provinces and in Hambantota and Trincomalee districts, according to the department.Thus, the general public
is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during
thundershowers.In the meantime, the Met
Department mentioned that the sun is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka during 28 August to 06 September due to its
Ipalogama and Thabbowa about 12.10 noon.