Foundation for Environment, Climate and Technology: March 2019

Thursday, March 28, 2019

Highlights:

The IRI weekly rainfall forecast predicts up to 25 mm of total rainfall in the central and southern parts of the island during 27 Mar – 1 Apr.
Between 20 – 25 Mar: up to 30 mm of rainfalls were recorded in Colombo and Ratnapura districts on the 23rd.
From 19 – 25 Mar: up to 18 km/h, northeasterly winds were experienced by the entire island.
0.5 ⁰C above average sea surface temperature was observed in the southeastern seas around Sri Lanka.

Highlights:

The IRI weekly rainfall forecast predicts up to 75 mm of total rainfall in the central parts of the island during 20 – 25 Mar.
Between 13 – 19 Mar: up to 50 mm of rainfall was recorded in Gampaha district on the 18th.
From 12 – 18 Mar: up to 22 km/h, easterly winds were experienced by the entire island.
0.5 ⁰C above average sea surface temperature was observed in the eastern seas around Sri Lanka.

Highlights:

The IRI weekly rainfall forecast predicts up to 25 mm of total rainfall in the entire island during 13 – 18 Mar.
Between 5 – 11 Mar: up to 50 mm of rainfall was recorded in Ratnapura district on the 8th.
From 5 – 11 Mar: up to 8 km/h, easterly winds were experienced by the entire island.
0.5 ⁰C above average sea surface temperature was observed in the seas around Sri Lanka.

Highlights:

The IRI weekly rainfall forecast predicts up to 25 mm of total rainfall in most parts of the island during 6 – 11 Mar.
Between 27 Feb – 4 Mar: up to 70 mm of rainfall was recorded in Galle and Matara districts on the 3rd.
From 26 Feb – 4 Mar: up to 15 km/h, easterly winds were experienced by the southern parts of the island.
Average sea surface temperature was observed in the seas around Sri Lanka.