Roads, rain and weather
Other roads
- Option 2 · via Digana, Galagedara · ~5 h 50 min Alert
- Option 3 · via Gampola, Kegalle · ~6 h 10 min Watch
Fastest first. Not a recommendation.
Rain on this road
Last 3 days: Rare here (1–2 days a month)
- Last 24 hours: among the wettest 5% of 24-hour periods since 2000 in Thanamalvila, Embilipitiya, Welivitiya-Divithura, Karandeniya +6.
- Last 3 days: among the wettest 5% of 3-day periods since 2000 in Embilipitiya, Welivitiya-Divithura, Karandeniya, Elpitiya +7.
- Last 7 days: among the wettest 5% of 7-day periods since 2000 in Embilipitiya, Karandeniya, Elpitiya, Benthota +3.
- 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.
Rain at gauges near this road · 12 reporting · most: Moderate
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DryLight rainModerate rainHeavy rainVery heavy rainNo rain report
| Gauge | On the road | Last 24 h | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Badulla | km 0–3 | 12.1 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: trace |
| 2 | Bogahamaditta (NBRI) | km 3–7 | No rain report |
| 3 | Uduwara (NBRI) | km 7–14 | No rain report |
| 4 | Ella (NBRI) | km 14–31 | No rain report |
| 5 | Karandagolla (NBRI) | km 29–44 | No rain report |
| 6 | Wellawaya (NBRI) | km 44–52 | No rain report |
| 7 | Wellawaya | km 52–64 | Readings missingno complete 24-hour total (8 hourly readings missing)last 3 h: 0 mm |
| 8 | Kuda Oya | km 64–78 | 4.9 mm Light rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 9 | Thanamalwila | km 78–94 | ≥ 5.7 mm Light rain or moreat least 5.7 mm in the 24 hours to 9 Nov, 08:30 (2 hourly readings missing)last 3 h: 0 mm |
| 10 | Mattala | km 94–118 | 12.2 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 11 | Moraketiya | km 122–125 | Readings missingno complete 24-hour total (3 hourly readings missing)last 3 h: 0 mm |
| 12 | Walasmulla (NBRI) | km 155–157 | No rain report |
| 13 | Thalgahagoda | km 169–189 | ≥ 3.2 mm Light rain or moreat least 3.2 mm in the 24 hours to 9 Nov, 08:30 (1 hourly reading missing)last 3 h: 0 mm |
| 14 | Kokmaduwa (NBRI) | km 189–202 | No rain report |
| 15 | Yakkalamulla (NBRI) | km 202–210 | No rain report |
| 16 | Galle | km 210–215 | 0.7 mm Drylast 3 h: 0.1 mm |
| 17 | Wanduramba (NBRI) | km 215–224 | No rain report |
| 18 | Baddegama (NBRI) | km 224–230 | No rain report |
| 19 | Baddegama | km 230–237 | ≥ 18.3 mm Moderate rain or moreat least 18.3 mm in the 24 hours to 9 Nov, 08:30 (2 hourly readings missing)last 3 h: 7.8 mm |
| 20 | Elpitiya (NBRI) | km 237–249 | No rain report |
| 21 | Walallavita MV (NBRI) | km 249–250 | No rain report |
| 22 | Halwala (NBRI) | km 249–265 | No rain report |
| 23 | Matugama (NBRI) | km 265–274 | No rain report |
| 24 | Putupaula | km 274–289 | ≥ 37.2 mm Moderate rain or moreat least 37.2 mm in the 24 hours to 9 Nov, 08:30 (2 hourly readings missing)last 3 h: 0 mm |
| 25 | Horana (NBRI) | km 289–303 | No rain report |
| 26 | Ratmalana | km 303–314 | 14.6 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 27 | NBRI (NBRI) | km 314–315 | No rain report |
| 28 | Hanwella | km 315–319 | 28.6 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 29 | Nagalagam Street | km 319–344 | 0 mm Drylast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 30 | Katunayake | km 345–357 | 14.7 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
- Gauges are near about 310 of the 357 km. Other stretches have no gauge near them, which says nothing about rain there.
- NBRI's warning stays in force after rain eases.
- Department of Meteorology, Irrigation Department and NBRI automatic gauge readings, passed on as published. Met gauge sites are approximate.
Weather forecast (Department of Meteorology)
- No Department of Meteorology advisory is in force for Badulla, Moneragala, Hambantota, Ratnapura, Matara, Galle, Kalutara, Colombo and Gampaha.
- 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 Ratnapura, Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Badulla, Moneragala, Galle and Matara 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.
- Covers Galle, Hambantota and Matara on this road: 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 Ratnapura, Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Badulla, Moneragala, Galle and Matara 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.
- 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 Badulla, Hali-Ela, Ella, Wellawaya +5 (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 Badulla, Hali-Ela, Ella, Wellawaya +9 (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.