The Department of Meteorology has announced that the low-pressure area located in the Bay of Bengal, east of Sri Lanka, was situated approximately 650 km east of Batticaloa.
The system is expected to move northwestwards, away from the eastern coast of the island, and is likely to intensify into a depression by tomorrow (15).
Under the influence of this system, cloudy skies are expected to prevail across the island tomorrow, it said.
Showers will occur at times in the Northern, North Central, Eastern, Western and North Western Provinces, as well as in the Galle and Matara districts.
Fairly heavy rainfall exceeding 75 mm is likely at some locations in the Northern and Eastern Provinces.
Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in the Uva and Central Provinces and in the Hambantota district during the evening or night, the Department said.
The general public is advised to take adequate precautions to minimise possible damage caused by temporary localised strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.
Misty conditions can be expected at some locations in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and Uva Provinces, as well as in the Galle, Matara and Kurunegala districts, during the early hours of the morning.
