Several spells of showers are forecast in the Central and Uva provinces and in the Ampara, Batticaloa and Hambantota districts today (16), the Department of Meteorology said.

Showers or thundershowers may also occur at a few places in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in the Galle and Matara districts after 2.00 p.m.

Misty conditions are expected in parts of the Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces, as well as in Galle and Matara districts during the early morning hours.