No Rains Before 1st May

Department of Meteorology said yesterday, that rains could be expected only after 1^st May 2017.  Until such time the dry spell and the heat will continue .

Temperatures in some areas were fairly high and it rose to 37.7C in Trincomalee while it was 33C average in other areas. Heat seemed to be a phenomenon in the Indian Ocean region with the Meteorological Department of India reporting that temperature in some parts of the sub-continent exceeding 40C.