Sri Lanka, Oct. 16 -- Heavy showers exceeding 100 millimetres are expected in several areas today as skies remain cloudy across many parts of the island, according to the Department of Meteorology.

Intermittent rain or thundershowers will occur in the Western, Southern, Central, Sabaragamuwa, North-Western, and Northern provinces, alongside the Anuradhapura district.

Showers or thundershowers will develop in other regions after 1:00 PM.

Specific locations in the Northern, Western, and North-Western provinces, as well as the Galle, Matara, Polonnaruwa, and Trincomalee districts, face a higher probability of heavy rainfall exceeding 100 millimetres.

Misty conditions may also prevail during the early morning in parts of the Sabaragamuwa,...