LankaWatch
Not an official service. We pass on NBRI’s warnings as issued.
‹ Haputale → Mahiyanganaya

Roads, rain and weather

Other roads

  • Option 2 · via Bandarawela, Kandaketiya · ~3 h 50 min Watch
  • Option 3 · via Wellawaya, Bibile · ~4 h Watch

Fastest first. Not a recommendation.

Rain on this road

Last 3 days: Unusual here (3 days a month)

  • Last 24 hours: among the wettest 10% of 24-hour periods since 2000 in Haputale, Welimada, Hali-Ela, Badulla +4.
  • Last 3 days: among the wettest 10% of 3-day periods since 2000 in Haputale, Welimada, Hali-Ela, Badulla +3.
  • Last 7 days: among the wettest 10% of 7-day periods since 2000 in Haputale.
  • 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 · 3 reporting · most: Moderate
GaugeOn the roadLast 24 h
1Haputhale (NBRI)km 0–6No rain report
2Diyathalawa (NBRI)km 6–9No rain report
3Mirahawaththa (NBRI)km 17–23No rain report
4Keppetipola (NBRI)km 24–25No rain report
5Etampitiya (NBRI)km 31–46No rain report
6Uduwara (NBRI)km 46–47No rain report
7Bogahamaditta (NBRI)km 46–52No rain report
8Badullakm 52–5712.1 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: trace
9Soranatota (NBRI)km 57–66No rain report
10Thaldenakm 66–7717.5 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: 0 mm
11Meegahakiwula (NBRI)km 77–87No rain report
12Rantambekm 87–957.8 mm Light rain
13Weraganthotakm 95–106Readings missingno complete 24-hour total (11 hourly readings missing)last 3 h: 0 mm
  • Gauges are near about 92 of the 106 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.
  • 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 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 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 Haputale, Welimada, Hali-Ela, Badulla +5 (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 Haputale, Welimada, Hali-Ela, Badulla +5 (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).