Roads, rain and weather
Other roads
- Option 2 · via Gampola, Galagedara · ~6 h 10 min Watch
- Option 3 · via Girandurukotte, Dehiattakandiya · ~6 h 30 min Watch
Fastest first. Not a recommendation.
Rain on this road
Last 3 days: Rare here (1–2 days a month) · 5 reporting · most: Fairly heavy
- Last 24 hours: among the wettest 5% of 24-hour periods since 2000 in Ukuwela.
- Last 3 days: among the wettest 5% of 3-day periods since 2000 in Medadumbara, Kundasale, Pathadumbara, Ukuwela.
- Last 7 days: among the wettest 10% of 7-day periods since 2000 in Kundasale, Pathadumbara, Ukuwela.
- 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 · 5 reporting · most: Fairly heavy
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DryLight rainModerate rainHeavy rainVery heavy rainNo rain report
| Gauge | On the road | Last 24 h | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Badulla | km 0–2 | 12.1 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: trace |
| 2 | Soranatota (NBRI) | km 2–11 | No rain report |
| 3 | Thaldena | km 11–22 | 17.5 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 4 | Meegahakiwula (NBRI) | km 22–32 | No rain report |
| 5 | Rantambe | km 32–40 | 7.8 mm Light rain |
| 6 | Weraganthota | km 40–58 | Readings missingno complete 24-hour total (11 hourly readings missing)last 3 h: 0 mm |
| 7 | Poppitiya (NBRI) | km 60–72 | No rain report |
| 8 | Kovilmada (NBRI) | km 72–79 | No rain report |
| 9 | Ududumbara (NBRI) | km 79–83 | No rain report |
| 10 | Nugathenna (NBRI) | km 83–87 | No rain report |
| 11 | M. Mahanuwara (NBRI) | km 87–99 | No rain report |
| 12 | Udispaththuwa (NBRI) | km 99–100 | No rain report |
| 13 | Teldeniya (NBRI) | km 100–114 | No rain report |
| 14 | Dunhinna (NBRI) | km 106–107 | No rain report |
| 15 | Wattegama (NBRI) | km 114–127 | No rain report |
| 16 | Alkaduwa (NBRI) | km 127–129 | No rain report |
| 17 | Ukuwela | km 129–143 | 6.7 mm Light rain |
| 18 | Ankanda (NBRI) | km 143–155 | No rain report |
| 19 | Yatawattha (NBRI) | km 146–147 | No rain report |
| 20 | Pallepola (NBRI) | km 153–161 | No rain report |
| 21 | Bowatenna | km 161–162 | 55.5 mm Fairly heavy rain |
| 22 | Naula (NBRI) | km 162–180 | No rain report |
- Gauges are near about 178 of the 185 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, Kandy and Matale.
- 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 Kandy, Matale and Badulla 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 Kandy, Matale and Badulla 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, Soranathota, Meegahakivula, Kandaketiya +13 (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, Soranathota, Meegahakivula, Kandaketiya +13 (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.