LankaWatch
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‹ Ella → Dambulla

Roads, rain and weather

Other roads

  • Option 2 · via Gampola, Galagedara · ~6 h 20 min Watch
  • Option 3 · via Bibile, Aralaganwila · ~7 h 10 min Alert

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
GaugeOn the roadLast 24 h
1Ella (NBRI)km 0–9No rain report
2Uduwara (NBRI)km 9–16No rain report
3Bogahamaditta (NBRI)km 16–20No rain report
4Badullakm 20–2412.1 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: trace
5Soranatota (NBRI)km 24–33No rain report
6Thaldenakm 33–4417.5 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: 0 mm
7Meegahakiwula (NBRI)km 44–55No rain report
8Rantambekm 55–637.8 mm Light rain
9Weraganthotakm 63–81Readings missingno complete 24-hour total (11 hourly readings missing)last 3 h: 0 mm
10Poppitiya (NBRI)km 82–95No rain report
11Kovilmada (NBRI)km 95–101No rain report
12Ududumbara (NBRI)km 101–106No rain report
13Nugathenna (NBRI)km 106–110No rain report
14M. Mahanuwara (NBRI)km 110–122No rain report
15Udispaththuwa (NBRI)km 122–123No rain report
16Teldeniya (NBRI)km 122–136No rain report
17Dunhinna (NBRI)km 129–130No rain report
18Wattegama (NBRI)km 136–150No rain report
19Alkaduwa (NBRI)km 150–152No rain report
20Ukuwelakm 152–1656.7 mm Light rain
21Ankanda (NBRI)km 165–178No rain report
22Yatawattha (NBRI)km 169–170No rain report
23Pallepola (NBRI)km 176–184No rain report
24Bowatennakm 184–18555.5 mm Fairly heavy rain
25Naula (NBRI)km 185–202No rain report
  • Gauges are near about 201 of the 208 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 Ella, Hali-Ela, Badulla, Soranathota +15 (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 Ella, Hali-Ela, Badulla, Soranathota +15 (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.

If you need help on the way, you can call 117 (DMC), 119 (Police) or 1990 (ambulance).