Roads, rain and weather
Other roads
- Option 2 · via Kaduwela, Kegalle · ~6 h Watch
- Option 3 · via Homagama, Nawalapitiya · ~6 h 20 min Alert
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 Embilipitiya, Thanamalvila.
- Last 3 days: among the wettest 5% of 3-day periods since 2000 in Embilipitiya, Nuwara Eliya.
- Last 7 days: among the wettest 5% of 7-day periods since 2000 in Embilipitiya.
- 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 · 7 reporting · most: Moderate
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DryLight rainModerate rainHeavy rainVery heavy rainNo rain report
| Gauge | On the road | Last 24 h | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galle | km 0–12 | 0.7 mm Drylast 3 h: 0.1 mm |
| 2 | Yakkalamulla (NBRI) | km 12–20 | No rain report |
| 3 | Kokmaduwa (NBRI) | km 20–34 | No rain report |
| 4 | Thalgahagoda | km 34–53 | ≥ 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 |
| 5 | Walasmulla (NBRI) | km 65–67 | No rain report |
| 6 | Moraketiya | km 97–100 | Readings missingno complete 24-hour total (3 hourly readings missing)last 3 h: 0 mm |
| 7 | Mattala | km 105–128 | 12.2 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 8 | Thanamalwila | km 128–144 | ≥ 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 |
| 9 | Kuda Oya | km 144–158 | 4.9 mm Light rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 10 | Wellawaya | km 158–170 | Readings missingno complete 24-hour total (8 hourly readings missing)last 3 h: 0 mm |
| 11 | Wellawaya (NBRI) | km 170–178 | No rain report |
| 12 | Karandagolla (NBRI) | km 178–194 | No rain report |
| 13 | Ella (NBRI) | km 191–205 | No rain report |
| 14 | Bandarawela (NBRI) | km 205–209 | No rain report |
| 15 | Bandarawela | km 209–214 | 4.7 mm Light rainlast 3 h: 6.8 mm |
| 16 | Malwaththa (NBRI) | km 214–216 | No rain report |
| 17 | Mirahawaththa (NBRI) | km 215–229 | No rain report |
| 18 | Keppetipola (NBRI) | km 231–245 | No rain report |
| 19 | Medawela (NBRI) | km 245–246 | No rain report |
| 20 | Meepilimana (NBRI) | km 246–250 | No rain report |
| 21 | DO (NBRI) | km 250–255 | No rain report |
| 22 | Nuwara Eliya | km 255–257 | 9.4 mm Light rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
- Gauges are near about 208 of the 257 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, Matara, Hambantota, Ratnapura, Moneragala, Badulla 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 Ratnapura, Nuwara Eliya, 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, Nuwara Eliya, 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)
- Galle: Showers or thundershowers after 1.00p.m. Max 31°C, min 24°C.
- Nuwara Eliya: Showers or thundershowers after 1.00p.m. Max 22°C, min 13°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 +7 (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 +10 (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.