Watch in Warakapola

NBRI, issued Fri 9 Oct, 16:00 · valid to Sat 10 Oct, 16:00lankawatch.org

Rain hereAbout 1–2 days a month are this wet hereLast 3 days · Satellite estimate Nearest rain gaugeWarakapolaNo rain report · 3 km away Met advisoryAdvisory for Severe LightningAmber, as issued RiversHolombuwa: Below Alertrising · Maha Oya basin rain: Rare here (1–2 days a month)

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NBRI’s advice, as issued

NBRI’s advice, as issued:Since the rainfall within the past 24 hours has exceeded 75mm, if the rain continues, be watchful on the possibility of landslides, slope failures, rock falls, cutting failures and ground subsidence.

NBRI, issued Fri 9 Oct, 16:00 · valid to Sat 10 Oct, 16:00

Rain here

Last 3 days: Rare here (1–2 days a month) · Amber · Advisory for Severe Lightning

Last 24 hours: among the wettest 5% of 24-hour periods since 2000 in Warakapola.
Last 3 days: among the wettest 5% of 3-day periods since 2000 in Warakapola.
Last 7 days: among the wettest 5% of 7-day periods since 2000 in Warakapola.
Compared with each division's own satellite record since 2000. This is not a warning and does not replace NBRI's levels. Satellites can miss heavy local downpours, so it never means a road is safe. Satellite data up to 9 Oct, 15:30.

Weather forecast (Department of Meteorology) · Amber · Advisory for Severe Lightning

Amber · Advisory for Severe Lightning. For Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva, North-western, Southern provinces and Anuradhapura, Mannar districts.. Thundershowers accompanied with severe lightning are likely to occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva, North-western and Southern provinces and Anuradhapura and Mannar districts. There may be temporary localized strong winds during thundershowers. General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by lightning activity. Issued 9 Oct, 11:00 · Valid until 10 Oct, 01:00.
Forecast issued 9 Oct, 14:00
Showers or thundershowers will occur in the most part of the island after 1.00 p.m.
Covers Kegalle on this road: Fairly heavy falls above 75 mm are likely at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva, North-Western and Southern provinces.
The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damage caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.
Covers Kegalle on this road: Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and Uva provinces during the early hours of the morning.
A forecast never lowers or replaces the NBRI landslide warning above.
Forecast and advisories by the Department of Meteorology, Sri Lanka, as issued. LankaWatch is not an official service.

Rain outlook (computer model) · Next day: Chance of a rare wet day

Next day: a chance of a wet day of the kind that comes about 1–2 days a month in Warakapola (the wettest 5% of days there; several times the usual chance). (10 Oct, 05:30 to 11 Oct, 05:30)
Next 3 days: a chance of a wet day of the kind that comes about 1–2 days a month in Warakapola (the wettest 5% of days there; several times the usual chance). (10 Oct, 05:30 to 13 Oct, 05:30)
"Not signalled" never means dry or safe. This is a computer model, not a warning, and it never changes NBRI's levels. Like the satellite, it reads hill-country rain low and can miss heavy local downpours.
ECMWF ensemble forecast (open data, CC BY 4.0), run 9 Oct, 05:30, compared with each division's own satellite record.

None of these changes NBRI’s level.

Weather forecast (Met Dept)

Amber · Advisory for Severe Lightning. For Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva, North-western, Southern provinces and Anuradhapura, Mannar districts.. Thundershowers accompanied with severe lightning are likely to occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva, North-western and Southern provinces and Anuradhapura and Mannar districts. There may be temporary localized strong winds during thundershowers. General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by lightning activity. Issued 9 Oct, 11:00 · Valid until 10 Oct, 01:00.
Forecast issued 9 Oct, 14:00
Showers or thundershowers will occur in the most part of the island after 1.00 p.m.
Covers Kegalle on this road: Fairly heavy falls above 75 mm are likely at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva, North-Western and Southern provinces.
The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damage caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.
Covers Kegalle on this road: Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and Uva provinces during the early hours of the morning.
A forecast never lowers or replaces the NBRI landslide warning above.
Forecast and advisories by the Department of Meteorology, Sri Lanka, as issued. LankaWatch is not an official service.

Rivers and catchments here

8 named rivers here · 3 basins · Maha Oya basin rain: Rare here (1–2 days a month)

River basins this division lies in

Maha Oya basin
Kelani Ganga basin
Attanagala Oya basin

Satellite rain over these basins

Maha Oya basin · Last 24 hours: Rare here (1–2 days a month)
Kelani Ganga basin · Last 24 hours: Unusual here (3 days a month)
Attanagala Oya basin · Last 3 days: Unusual here (3 days a month)

A whole-basin satellite average against that basin’s own record since 2000, not the area upstream of any one point. Satellites under-read hill rain. Not a warning.

Named rivers through this division

Kuda Oya (Maha Oya basin) · about 15 km inside
Gurugoda Oya (Kelani Ganga basin) · about 12 km inside
Rogala Oya (Maha Oya basin) · about 6 km inside
Mawaraelle Ela (Attanagala Oya basin) · about 3 km inside
Diyaelle Oya (Attanagala Oya basin) · about 3 km inside
Manalle Ela (Kelani Ganga basin) · about 3 km inside
Kande Ela (Attanagala Oya basin) · about 3 km inside
Puwakgahadeneye Ela (Attanagala Oya basin) · about 3 km inside

Irrigation Department gauges on these rivers

Holombuwa, an Irrigation Department gauge in this division (154 km² upstream · rain over that area, Last 3 days: Unusual here (3 days a month)): 70.8 mm in the 24 hours to 9 Oct, 08:30 (Fairly heavy); 27.7 mm in the 3 hours to 9 Oct, 20:06.
River level 2.02 m · Below Alert · rising over about 3 hours (Department’s thresholds: Alert 3, minor flood 4, major flood 6 m)
Giriulla, an Irrigation Department gauge 13.4 km downstream (1,145 km² upstream · rain over that area, Last 3 days: Unusual here (3 days a month)): 50.4 mm in the 24 hours to 9 Oct, 08:30 (Fairly heavy); 23.2 mm in the 3 hours to 9 Oct, 20:05.
River level 3.3 m · Below Alert · rising over about 3 hours (Department’s thresholds: Alert 5.5, minor flood 6.5, major flood 7.5 m)

Rivers and basins come from our own map of Sri Lanka’s river network. Flow direction, where shown, is worked out from the height of the land. This is orientation only, not a flood warning.

The area draining to a crossing is worked out from a terrain model (about 90 m cells) and is approximate. The rain over it is the satellite average for that same area, against its own record since 2000. Areas under about 150 km² are smaller than the satellite can see, so they show no rain.

River levels are the Irrigation Department’s own readings at its gauge, against its own thresholds. This is not a flood warning: flood warnings come from the Irrigation Department and DMC.