Sri Lanka, Jan. 9 -- The Department of Meteorology states that the deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal was located approximately 160 km east of Batticaloa at 1:00 p.m. on 9 January 2026. It is very likely to move northwestwards and cross the Sri Lanka coast between Trincomalee and Jaffna between 11:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. tomorrow (10 January 2026).

Cloudy skies are expected over the southern half of the island. Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the Northern Province and in the Anuradhapura and Trincomalee districts.

Heavy rainfall exceeding 100 mm is likely at some locations in the Northern Province. Several spells of showers may occur in the North-Western, Central, Eastern, and Uva Provinces, as well as in th...