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- Option 2 · via Yakkala, Ruwanwella · ~4 h 20 min Alert
Fastest first. Not a recommendation.
Rain on this road
Last 3 days: Very rare here (a few days a year) · 6 reporting · most: Heavy
- Last 3 days: among the wettest 1% of 3-day periods since 2000 in Dehiovita.
- Last 24 hours: among the wettest 5% of 24-hour periods since 2000 in Dehiovita, Yatiyanthota, Ambagamuwa, Norwood.
- Last 7 days: among the wettest 5% of 7-day periods since 2000 in Dehiovita, Yatiyanthota, Ambagamuwa, Norwood.
- 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 · 6 reporting · most: Heavy
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DryLight rainModerate rainHeavy rainVery heavy rainNo rain report
| Gauge | On the road | Last 24 h | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nagalagam Street | km 0–17 | 0 mm Drylast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 2 | Colombo | km 0–3 | 8.6 mm Light rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 3 | Hanwella | km 17–33 | 28.6 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 4 | Salawa Estate | km 33–41 | No rain report |
| 5 | Penrith Estate | km 41–47 | 126.5 mm Heavy rain |
| 6 | Elston | km 44–45 | No rain report |
| 7 | Awissawella | km 47–50 | No rain report |
| 8 | Thalduwa Estate | km 50–53 | No rain report |
| 9 | Dehiowita | km 53–60 | No rain report |
| 10 | Yatiyanthota (NBRI) | km 60–65 | No rain report |
| 11 | Yatiyantota | km 65–72 | No rain report |
| 12 | Pambegama Tea Factory | km 72–73 | No rain report |
| 13 | Theligama (NBRI) | km 73–81 | No rain report |
| 14 | Kitulgala (NBRI) | km 81–85 | No rain report |
| 15 | Kithulgala | km 85–88 | 35.9 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 16 | Kalugala (NBRI) | km 88–96 | No rain report |
| 17 | Ginigathhena (NBRI) | km 96–103 | No rain report |
| 18 | Watawala (NBRI) | km 103–112 | No rain report |
| 19 | Norton | km 112–113 | 14.2 mm Moderate rain |
| 20 | Dikoya | km 112–120 | No rain report |
| 21 | Hatton (NBRI) | km 120–122 | No rain report |
- Gauges are near about 122 of the 122 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, Kegalle and 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 Kegalle, Nuwara Eliya and Colombo 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 Kegalle, Nuwara Eliya and Colombo 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 Yatiyanthota, Ambagamuwa, Norwood (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 Ambagamuwa, Norwood (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.