Sri Lanka, June 11 -- Sri Lanka is expected to experience widespread showers, strong winds and isolated heavy rainfall today (11), the latest weather forecast issued by the Meteorology Department said.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-Western provinces, as well as in the Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara Eliya districts. Fairly heavy rainfall exceeding 50 mm is likely in some areas.

The department also warned of strong winds reaching speeds of 40-50 kmph at times over the western slopes of the central hills, the Northern and North-Central provinces, and in the Hambantota and Trincomalee districts.

Meanwhile, fairly strong winds of 30-40 kmph can be expected across other parts of the is...