The Meteorology Department says showers will occur at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-Western provinces, as well as in the Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara Eliya districts during the next 36 hours.

According to the weather forecast issued at 4.00 p.m. on Thursday (25), showers or thundershowers may also occur at a few places in the Uva Province and the Ampara and Batticaloa districts after 2.00 p.m.The department further said that fairly strong winds of 30 to 40 kmph can be expected at times over the western slopes of the central hills, and in the Northern, North-Central, North-Western and Southern provinces, as well as in the Trincomalee district.The public has been advised to take adequate precautions to minimize damage caused by temporary strong winds and lightning associated with thundershowers.