Highlights
• The IRI weekly rainfall forecast predicts up to 75 mm of total rainfall in Batticaloa, Ampara and Monaragala districts during 4– 9 Sep
• Between 27 Aug - 3 Sep: up to 175 mm of rainfalls were recorded in Colombo and Ratnapura districts on the 29th.
• From 27 Aug – 2 Sep: up to 36 km/h, westerly winds were experienced by the entire island.
• 0.5 0C above-average sea surface temperature was observed in the seas around Sri Lanka.
• The IRI weekly rainfall forecast predicts up to 75 mm of total rainfall in Batticaloa, Ampara and Monaragala districts during 4– 9 Sep
• Between 27 Aug - 3 Sep: up to 175 mm of rainfalls were recorded in Colombo and Ratnapura districts on the 29th.
• From 27 Aug – 2 Sep: up to 36 km/h, westerly winds were experienced by the entire island.
• 0.5 0C above-average sea surface temperature was observed in the seas around Sri Lanka.
Monitoring
Rainfall
Weekly Monitoring: On August 27th, Galle and Ratnapura districts
received up to 30 mm of rainfall; and Gampaha, Colombo, Kalutara, and Matara
districts up to 20 mm. On the 28th,
Hambantota, Galle and Matara districts received up to 30 mm of rainfall; and Gampaha,
Colombo and Kalutara district up to 20 mm. On the 29th, Colombo and
Ratnapura districts received up to 175 mm of rainfall; Gampaha, Kegalle,
Kalutara and Galle districts up to 120 mm; Nuwara Eliya and Matara districts up
to 90 mm; Anuradhapura, Hambantota, and Monaragala districts up to 50 mm;
Jaffna, and Puttalam districts up to 30 mm; and Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu,
Mannar, Matale, Kandy, Badulla, and Ampara districts up to 20 mm. On the 30th,
Badulla district received up to 15 mm of rainfall; and Matale, Nuwara Eliya,
Ratnapura and Kalutara district up to 10 mm. On the 31st, Kalutara,
Colombo, Gampaha, Kegalle, Ratnapura and Kalutara districts received up to 30
mm of rainfall; and Matale, Galle, Matara, and Hambantota districts up to 20 mm.
On September 1st, Colombo, Monaragala and Hambantota districts
received up to 50 mm of rainfall; Gampaha, Kalutara, Galle, Kegalle, Ratnapura
and Matara districts up to 30 mm; and Nuwara Eliya and Batticaloa districts up
to 20 mm. On the 2nd, Batticaloa, Kalutara and Galle districts
received up to 15 mm of rainfall. On the 3rd, Gampaha, Colombo,
Kegalle districts received up to 15 mm of rainfall.
Total Rainfall for the Past Week: The RFE 2.0 tool shows total up to 200-300 mm in Colombo, Kalutara and Ratnapura districts; up to 150-200
mm in Galle and Kegalle districts; up to 100-150 mm Gampaha, Galle and Matara
districts: and up to 75-100 mm Nuwara Eliya and Ratnapura districts. Above
average rainfall up to 100-200 mm in Colombo, Kalutara, Ratnapura, Galle and
Matara districts; up to 50-100 mm in Gampaha, Nuwara Eliya and Hambantota
districts; and up to 25-50 mm in Kegalle, Nuwara Eliya and southern regions of
Monaragala districts. Below-average rainfall up to 10-25
mm in Trincomalee, Anuradhapura, Kurunegala, Matale, Kandy, Badulla, Ampara and
central regions of Monaragala
district.
Monthly Monitoring: During
August – Above average rainfall conditions up to 360 mm were experienced by Gampaha,
Colombo, Kalutara, Galle, Matara, Kegalle, and Ratnapura districts; up to 240 mm
in Puttalam, Kurunegala, Nuwara Eliya, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Matale,
Monaragala and Hambantota; and up to 120 mm in Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu,
Mannat, Vavuniya, Ampara, and Batticaloa. Below-average rainfall conditions up
to 180 mm were experienced Trincomalee and most parts of Badulla district. The
CPC Unified Precipitation Analysis tool shows up to 750 mm of total rainfall in
Ratnapura district; up to 500 mm in Gampaha, Colombo, Kalutara, Galle, Matara,
Kegalle, and Nuwara Eliya districts; up to 300 mm in Puttalam, Kurunegala and
Hambantota districts; and up to 200 mm in Kandy, Badulla, and Monaragala
districts.
Predictions
Rainfall
14-day prediction:NOAA NCEP models:
From 4th
– 10th Sep: Total rainfall up to 85 mm on Galle, Kegalle, Ratnapura
and Gampaha districts; up to 65-75 mm in Matara and Hambantota districts; and
up to 55-65 mm in Colombo and Kalutara districts.
IMD NCMWRF Forecast:
4th of Sep: Not Available
5th of Sep: Not Available
5th of Sep: Not Available
From 4th
– 9th Sep: Total rainfall up to 75 mm is expected in Batticaloa, Ampara and Monaragala districts; and up to 25
mm in most parts of the island.
MJO based OLR predictions:
For the next 15 days:
MJO shall suppress the rainfall in Sri Lanka.
Ocean State (Text Courtesy IRI)
Pacific sea state: August 19, 2019
The weak El Niño of 2018-19 has ended, as SSTs
in the east-central Pacific cooled to ENSO-neutral levels during July. Patterns
in most atmospheric variables also are showing ENSO-neutral conditions.
Collective model forecasts favor ENSO-neutral through autumn and winter, but
with higher chances for El Niño than La Niña. The official CPC/IRI outlook, no
longer carrying an El Niño advisory, generally agrees with the model forecasts
through winter.
Indian Ocean State
0.5 0C above average sea surface the temperature was observed in the seas around Sri Lanka.
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