Roads, rain and weather
Other roads
- Option 2 · via Kaduwela, Ruwanwella · ~5 h 40 min Alert
- Option 3 · via Imaduwa, Embilipitiya · ~6 h Alert
Fastest first. Not a recommendation.
Rain on this road
Last 3 days: Very rare here (a few days a year) · 8 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 Welivitiya-Divithura, Karandeniya, Elpitiya, Benthota +8.
- Last 7 days: among the wettest 5% of 7-day periods since 2000 in Karandeniya, Elpitiya, Benthota, Walallavita +6.
- 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 · 8 reporting · most: Heavy
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0216 km
DryLight rainModerate rainHeavy rainVery heavy rainNo rain report
| Gauge | On the road | Last 24 h | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galle | km 0–10 | 0.7 mm Drylast 3 h: 0.1 mm |
| 2 | Wanduramba (NBRI) | km 10–19 | No rain report |
| 3 | Baddegama (NBRI) | km 19–25 | No rain report |
| 4 | Baddegama | km 25–32 | ≥ 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 |
| 5 | Elpitiya (NBRI) | km 32–44 | No rain report |
| 6 | Walallavita MV (NBRI) | km 44–45 | No rain report |
| 7 | Halwala (NBRI) | km 44–60 | No rain report |
| 8 | Matugama (NBRI) | km 60–69 | No rain report |
| 9 | Putupaula | km 69–84 | ≥ 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 |
| 10 | Horana (NBRI) | km 84–98 | No rain report |
| 11 | Ratmalana | km 98–107 | 14.6 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 12 | Hanwella | km 107–127 | 28.6 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 13 | Salawa Estate | km 127–135 | No rain report |
| 14 | Penrith Estate | km 135–141 | 126.5 mm Heavy rain |
| 15 | Elston | km 138–139 | No rain report |
| 16 | Awissawella | km 141–145 | No rain report |
| 17 | Thalduwa Estate | km 145–147 | No rain report |
| 18 | Dehiowita | km 147–154 | No rain report |
| 19 | Yatiyanthota (NBRI) | km 154–159 | No rain report |
| 20 | Yatiyantota | km 159–166 | No rain report |
| 21 | Pambegama Tea Factory | km 166–167 | No rain report |
| 22 | Theligama (NBRI) | km 167–176 | No rain report |
| 23 | Kitulgala (NBRI) | km 176–179 | No rain report |
| 24 | Kithulgala | km 179–182 | 35.9 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 25 | Kalugala (NBRI) | km 182–190 | No rain report |
| 26 | Ginigathhena (NBRI) | km 190–198 | No rain report |
| 27 | Watawala (NBRI) | km 198–206 | No rain report |
| 28 | Norton | km 206–207 | 14.2 mm Moderate rain |
| 29 | Dikoya | km 206–214 | No rain report |
| 30 | Hatton (NBRI) | km 214–216 | No rain report |
- Gauges are near about 216 of the 216 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 Galle, Kalutara, 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, Colombo, Kalutara and Galle 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 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 Kegalle, Nuwara Eliya, Colombo, Kalutara and Galle 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)
- Galle: 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.