Srilanka, April 13 -- Showers or thundershowers are expected at a few places in the Central, Sabaragamuwa, Western, Southern, and Uva Provinces, as well as in the Ampara and Batticaloa districts during the afternoon or night, the Forecasting Division of the National Meteorological Centre said.

Accordingly, showers may also occur in the coastal areas of the Western and North-Western Provinces, and in the Galle and Matara districts during the morning.

Meanwhile, due to the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it will continue to be directly overhead in parts of Sri Lanka today as well. This phenomenon is expected to last till tomorrow (14).

The nearest areas in Sri Lanka where the sun will be directly overhead today at around ...