SWM 2022: Weather Update 001

SWM 2022: Weather Update 001

Apr 11, 2022

With the onset of the annual Southwest Monsoon (SWM) season beginning in Sri Lanka, the country has been experiencing heavy rainfall over the past few days. Due to a low-level atmospheric disturbance currently persisting in the vicinity of Sri Lanka, the prevailing showery

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Update 001: Flood Warnings Issued for Maha Oya & Deduru Oya Basins

Update 001: Flood Warnings Issued for Maha Oya & Deduru Oya Basins

Nov 28, 2021

According to information received from the Department of Meteorology , the Northeast monsoon is expected to make landfall in Sri Lanka within this week. However, even during the inter-monsoon period, especially since late October 2021, Sri Lanka experienced adverse weather conditions with heavy

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South-West Monsoon Rain Causes Devastation

South-West Monsoon Rain Causes Devastation

May 15, 2018

The dawn of the month of May awakens fear in the minds of the people as it signals the onset of the South-West Monsoon. As the rains have fallen over the past two weeks, the devastation that has been caused has affected over

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