Sri Lanka, July 3 -- The Department of Meteorology forecasts several spells of showers today (3) in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, and North Western provinces, as well as in the Nuwara-Eliya, Kandy, Galle, and Matara districts.

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

Fairly strong winds, gusting between 30 and 40 kilometres per hour, are expected at times over the western slopes of the central hills, and in the Northern, North Central, and North Western provinces, as well as in the Trincomalee and Hambantota districts.

The department urges the public to take necessary precautions to minimise risks from temporary strong winds and lig...