22 August 2023 05:24 pm Views - 1594
While issuing a warning over the extreme heat, the Meteorology Department said today that there is a higher temperature that can be felt in the body.
The Duty Meteorologist attached to the Department said higher temperatures were reported from the North, North Central, Eastern and Uva Provinces and the Hambantota district.
People in these areas are requested to be cautious during the daytime. The Duty Meteorologist also requested the people in these areas to drink as much water as they could to prevent dehydration. Attention should be drawn to small children and those suffering from diseases with a long history.
The temperature remains between 32 and 36 degrees Celsius. The warning was issued not because of the temperature but because of the calculations done based on the atmospheric humidity. (Chaturanga Pradeep Samarawickrama)