Roads, rain and weather
Other roads
- Option 2 · via Kegalle, Gampola · ~6 h 20 min Watch
- Option 3 · via Kesbewa, Ratnapura · ~6 h 50 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 Millaniya, Dodangoda, Mathugama, Walallavita +6.
- Last 3 days: among the wettest 5% of 3-day periods since 2000 in Homagama, Horana, Millaniya, Dodangoda +7.
- Last 7 days: among the wettest 5% of 7-day periods since 2000 in Dodangoda, Mathugama, Walallavita, 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 · 10 reporting · most: Moderate
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0310 km
DryLight rainModerate rainHeavy rainVery heavy rainNo rain report
| Gauge | On the road | Last 24 h | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nagalagam Street | km 0–2 | 0 mm Drylast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 2 | Colombo | km 0–8 | 8.6 mm Light rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 3 | NBRI (NBRI) | km 8–18 | No rain report |
| 4 | Ratmalana | km 18–30 | 14.6 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 5 | Horana (NBRI) | km 30–44 | No rain report |
| 6 | Putupaula | km 44–59 | ≥ 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 |
| 7 | Matugama (NBRI) | km 59–68 | No rain report |
| 8 | Halwala (NBRI) | km 68–84 | No rain report |
| 9 | Walallavita MV (NBRI) | km 84–85 | No rain report |
| 10 | Elpitiya (NBRI) | km 84–95 | No rain report |
| 11 | Baddegama | km 95–103 | ≥ 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 |
| 12 | Baddegama (NBRI) | km 103–109 | No rain report |
| 13 | Wanduramba (NBRI) | km 109–118 | No rain report |
| 14 | Galle | km 118–123 | 0.7 mm Drylast 3 h: 0.1 mm |
| 15 | Yakkalamulla (NBRI) | km 123–131 | No rain report |
| 16 | Kokmaduwa (NBRI) | km 131–144 | No rain report |
| 17 | Thalgahagoda | km 144–163 | ≥ 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 |
| 18 | Walasmulla (NBRI) | km 175–178 | No rain report |
| 19 | Moraketiya | km 207–211 | Readings missingno complete 24-hour total (3 hourly readings missing)last 3 h: 0 mm |
| 20 | Mattala | km 215–239 | 12.2 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 21 | Thanamalwila | km 239–255 | ≥ 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 |
| 22 | Kuda Oya | km 255–268 | 4.9 mm Light rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 23 | Wellawaya | km 268–281 | Readings missingno complete 24-hour total (8 hourly readings missing)last 3 h: 0 mm |
| 24 | Wellawaya (NBRI) | km 281–288 | No rain report |
| 25 | Karandagolla (NBRI) | km 288–304 | No rain report |
| 26 | Ella (NBRI) | km 302–310 | No rain report |
- Gauges are near about 264 of the 310 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 Colombo, Kalutara, Galle, Matara, Hambantota, Ratnapura, Moneragala and Badulla.
- 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, 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, 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.
- Forecast for the main cities, Tuesday, 10 November 2026 (issued 9 Nov, 16:00)
- Colombo: Showers or thundershowers after 1.00p.m. Max 31°C, min 24°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 Embilipitiya, Sooriyawewa, Hambantota, Lunugamvehera +3 (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 Weeraketiya, Angunakolapelessa, Ambalantota, Embilipitiya +6 (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.