Sri Lanka, Sept. 24 -- The Department of Meteorology states that intermittent rain is expected in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, and North Western provinces, as well as in the Galle, Matara, Kandy, and Nuwara Eliya districts.

Some areas may experience fairly heavy rainfall exceeding 50 mm.

Moreover, a few places in the Uva province and the Ampara and Batticaloa districts may get showers or thunderstorms after 2 p.m.

The department also warns that fairly strong winds of 30 to 40 km per hour are expected at times in the western slopes of the central hills, the Central, Northern, North Central, and North Western provinces, as well as the Trincomalee and Hambantota districts.

The public is advised to take precautions to minimise danger from l...