Nuwara Eliya
නුවරඑළිය · நுவரெலியா
Nuwara Eliya is in Nuwara Eliya DS division, Nuwara Eliya district
Today’s warning doesn’t mention Nuwara Eliya
Not listed doesn’t mean safe.
It lists 8 other places in Nuwara Eliya district.
We don’t know about road closures or damage. Be cautious on the way, especially in the hills in rain.
About Nuwara Eliya
Nuwara Eliya is a Divisional Secretariat (DS) division in Nuwara Eliya district, Central Province.
It is inside the area NBRI’s landslide bulletins cover.
Towns on our road checks here: Nuwara Eliya.
Named rivers here: Nanu Oya (12 km), Belihul Oya (7 km), Dalgolla Oya / Bomurdella Oya (5 km), Dambagastalawa Oya (5 km), Uma Oya (1 km).
River basins: Mahaweli Ganga.
Past NBRI bulletins
5 of the 41 NBRI bulletins we have passed on since Sun 20 Sept listed Nuwara Eliya.
By level: 5 at Watch.
Last listed: Tue 27 Oct, Watch.
A record of past bulletins, not a forecast. Not being listed doesn’t mean safe.
Wettest days on the satellite record
The wettest days here since June 2000, on NASA’s satellite rain estimate (IMERG): November 2000, November 2024, November 2010.
Months only, never amounts: the satellite’s amounts can be far off at any one place (too low in the hills). This is not a warning.
Roads through Nuwara Eliya
The fastest road between two of our towns, as on each road check.
- Nuwara Eliya – Talawakele
- Nuwara Eliya – Welimada
- Nuwara Eliya – Ohiya (Horton Plains)
- Welimada – Talawakele
- Nuwara Eliya – Haputale
- Nuwara Eliya – Badulla
- Nuwara Eliya – Bandarawela
- Nuwara Eliya – Gampola
- Ohiya (Horton Plains) – Talawakele
- Ella – Nuwara Eliya
- Nuwara Eliya – Nawalapitiya
- Nuwara Eliya – Hatton
and 196 more
Neighbouring DS divisions
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Rain here
×Rain gauges near Nuwara Eliya
- Nuwara Eliya · about 1 km away
9.4 mm, Light rain - Hawa Eliya (NBRI) · about 2 km away
1 mm, Light rain - DO (NBRI) · about 4 km away
11 mm, Moderate rain - Nanu Oya (NBRI) · about 4 km away
18.2 mm, Moderate rain
Rain in the 24 hours to Mon 9 Nov, 08:30, as published by Department of Meteorology · Irrigation Department · NBRI. Nearest first; Met gauge sites are approximate.
Rain here
Last 3 days: Rare here (1–2 days a month)
- Last 3 days: among the wettest 5% of 3-day periods since 2000 in Nuwara Eliya.
- Last 24 hours: among the wettest 10% of 24-hour periods since 2000 in Nuwara Eliya.
- 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 10 Nov, 02:30.
Weather forecast (Department of Meteorology)
- No Department of Meteorology advisory is in force for Nuwara Eliya.
- Forecast issued 10 Nov, 05:30
- Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the Northern province and in Trincomalee district.
- Showers or thundershowers will occur elsewhere in the island after 1.00 p.m.
- Covers Nuwara Eliya on this road: Heavy falls above 100mm are likely at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and Uva provinces and in Galle and Matara districts.
- Showers may occur in the coastal areas of the Southern Province during the morning.
- The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damage caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.
- Covers Nuwara Eliya on this road: Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and Uva provinces and in Galle, Matara and Kurunegala districts during the early hours of the morning.
- Forecast for the main cities, Tuesday, 10 November 2026 (issued 9 Nov, 16:00)
- Nuwara Eliya: Showers or thundershowers after 1.00p.m. Max 22°C, min 13°C.
- 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 Nuwara Eliya (the wettest 5% of days there; several times the usual chance). (10 Nov, 05:30 to 11 Nov, 05:30)
- Next 3 days: a chance of a wet day of the kind that comes about 1–2 days a month in Nuwara Eliya (the wettest 5% of days there; several times the usual chance). (10 Nov, 05:30 to 13 Nov, 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 Nov, 17:30, compared with each division's own satellite record.
None of these changes NBRI’s level.
Weather forecast (Met Dept)
×- No Department of Meteorology advisory is in force for Nuwara Eliya.
- Forecast issued 10 Nov, 05:30
- Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the Northern province and in Trincomalee district.
- Showers or thundershowers will occur elsewhere in the island after 1.00 p.m.
- Covers Nuwara Eliya on this road: Heavy falls above 100mm are likely at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and Uva provinces and in Galle and Matara districts.
- Showers may occur in the coastal areas of the Southern Province during the morning.
- The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damage caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.
- Covers Nuwara Eliya on this road: Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and Uva provinces and in Galle, Matara and Kurunegala districts during the early hours of the morning.
- Forecast for the main cities, Tuesday, 10 November 2026 (issued 9 Nov, 16:00)
- Nuwara Eliya: Showers or thundershowers after 1.00p.m. Max 22°C, min 13°C.
- 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
×7 named rivers here · 1 basin
River basins this division lies in
- Mahaweli Ganga basin
Satellite rain over these basins
- Mahaweli Ganga 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
- Nanu Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · about 12 km inside
- Belihul Oya (Walawe Ganga basin) · about 7 km inside
- Dalgolla Oya / Bomurdella Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · about 5 km inside
- Dambagastalawa Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · about 5 km inside
- Uma Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · about 1 km inside
- Puna Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · about 1 km inside
- Pundul Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · about 1 km inside
Irrigation Department gauges on these rivers
- irr-calidonia, an Irrigation Department gauge 9.9 km downstream (186 km² upstream · rain over that area, Last 3 days: Rare here (1–2 days a month)): no report.
River level: no current data
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.