{"id":5552,"date":"2026-04-08T06:36:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T01:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceylontribune.com\/?p=5552"},"modified":"2026-04-08T06:36:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T01:06:20","slug":"showers-expected-in-several-provinces-after-1pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ceylontribune.com\/?p=5552","title":{"rendered":"Showers expected in several provinces after 1pm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern and North-western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya and Monaragala districts after 1.00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>A few showers may occur in coastal areas of Western province and in Galle and Matara districts in the morning.<\/p>\n<p>Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Central, Sabaragamuwa and Uva provinces and in Ampara and Polonnaruwa districts during the early hours of the morning.<\/p>\n<p>The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.<\/p>\n<p>On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka during 05th to 15th of April in this year. 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