Sri Lanka, June 28 -- The Department of Meteorology has issued its weather forecast for today (28), indicating that showers will occur at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, and North-western provinces, as well as in the Nuwara-Eliya, Kandy, Galle, and Matara districts.

The department anticipates fairly heavy falls of approximately 75 mm in some places within the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces. A few showers may also occur in the Jaffna, Mannar, Anuradhapura, and Matale districts.

Showers or thundershowers are possible at a few places in the Uva province and in the Ampara and Batticaloa districts during the afternoon or night.

Fairly strong winds, blowing at around 30-40 kilometres per hour at times, can be expected over the wester...