Watch on 12 km between Hatton and Pooliyawatta
Around Hatton and Dickoya, km 0–13.
It starts where you set off; you are through it by Tue 09:30.
NBRI’s bulletin is valid until Tue 20:00, so it covers that time.
Since the rainfall within the past 24 hours has exceeded 75mm, if the rain continues, be watchful on the possibility of landslides, slope failures, rock falls, cutting failures and ground subsidence.
- Hatton to Pooliyawatta
Watchkm 0–12 - Nanu Oya to Nuwara Eliya
Not listedkm 12–47
Watch on 12 km between Hatton and Pooliyawatta
Around Hatton and Dickoya, km 0–13.
It starts where you set off; you are through it by Tue 09:25.
NBRI’s bulletin is valid until Tue 20:00, so it covers that time.
Since the rainfall within the past 24 hours has exceeded 75mm, if the rain continues, be watchful on the possibility of landslides, slope failures, rock falls, cutting failures and ground subsidence.
- Hatton to Pooliyawatta
Watchkm 0–12 - Lindula to Nuwara Eliya
Not listedkm 12–51
Alert on 16 km between Watawala and Ginigathhena
Around Watawala and Ginigathhena, km 12–29.
Also: Watch on 69 km between Hatton and Nuwara Eliya
You reach it about Tue 09:20, 30 min after leaving, and are through it by Tue 09:50.
NBRI’s bulletin is valid until Tue 20:00, so it covers that time.
Since the rainfall within the past 24 hours has exceeded 100 mm, if the rains continue, be on alert on the possibility of landslides, slope failures, rock falls, cut failures and ground subsidence, being ready to evacuate to a safe location if the need arises.
- Hatton
Watchkm 0–12 - Watawala to Ginigathhena
Alertkm 12–29 - Nawalapitiya to Kothmale
Watchkm 29–85 - Nuwara Eliya
Not listedkm 85–93
Before you go
We don’t know about road closures or damage. Be cautious on the way, especially in the hills in rain.
About the Hatton–Nuwara Eliya road
The fastest road we know from Hatton to Nuwara Eliya is 47 km, about 2 h, via Pooliyawatta.
Main roads on it: Nanu Oya Road (13 km), Fordyce Road (11 km), Lindula-Agarapathana-Dayagama Road (8 km).
We show 3 roads between them, fastest first.
DS divisions on this road
It passes through 3 DS divisions in 1 district, in travel order:
Past NBRI bulletins
Most often listed on this road, in the 41 NBRI bulletins we have passed on since Sun 20 Sept: Norwood (16), Thalawakelle (7), Nuwara Eliya (5).
A record of past bulletins, not a forecast. Not being listed doesn’t mean safe.
How to read this
- Not an official service. NBRI’s warnings are passed on as issued.
- Rain levels compare each division with its own satellite record since 2000. Satellites can miss heavy local downpours.
- Gauge sources: Department of Meteorology and Irrigation Department gauge readings, passed on as published. Met gauge sites are approximate. 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, 03:30. Checked Tue 10 Nov, 08:50.
Landslide (NBRI)
×| Warned DS division | Level | From km |
|---|---|---|
| Norwood | Watch | 0 |
Rain on route
×Light rain, up to 9.4 mm in 24 h
Rain gauges near your route
Key
- 2 Norwood, ≥ 6.7 mm, light rain or more (incomplete day)
- 5 Nuwara Eliya, 9.4 mm, light rain
4 gauges not reporting.
Gauge coverage: most of the route.
NBRI's warning stays in force after rain eases.
Satellite estimate
- Last 3 days: among the wettest 5% of 3-day periods since 2000 in Norwood, Thalawakelle, Nuwara Eliya.
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 Norwood, Thalawakelle, Nuwara Eliya (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 Norwood, Thalawakelle, Nuwara Eliya (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.
Weather forecast (Met Dept)
×No advisory for this road
- No Department of Meteorology advisory is in force for 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 Nuwara Eliya 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 Nuwara Eliya 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)
- 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.
Rivers and catchments
×Crosses 3 named rivers · 2 basins · Kelani Ganga basin rain: Rare here (1–2 days a month) · rain upstream of Agra Oya: Rare here (1–2 days a month)
Mahaweli Ganga · Kelani Ganga
River basins along this road
- km 0–2 · Mahaweli Ganga basin
- km 2–12 · Kelani Ganga basin
- km 12–47 · Mahaweli Ganga basin
Satellite rain over these basins
- Kelani Ganga basin · Last 3 days: Rare here (1–2 days a month)
- Mahaweli Ganga basin · Last 3 days: Unusual here (3 days a month)
A whole-basin satellite average against that basin’s own record since 2000, not the area upstream of any one point. Satellites under-read hill rain. Not a warning.
Where this road crosses a river or stream
- km 19–21 · Agra Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · 2 crossings · flows south-east
2.0 km² drain to this point - km 25–27 · Agra Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · 2 crossings · flows north-east
179 km² drain to this point · rain over that area, Last 3 days: Rare here (1–2 days a month) - km 27–28 · Dambagastalawa Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · 2 crossings · flows west
50 km² drain to this point
irr-calidonia, an Irrigation Department gauge 3.4 km downstream (186 km² upstream · rain over that area, Last 3 days: Rare here (1–2 days a month)): no report.
River level: no current data - km 41–43 · Nanu Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · 3 crossings · flows north-west
24 km² drain to this point
Where this road runs beside a river
- km 25–26 · beside the Agra Oya
- km 41–42 · beside the Nanu Oya
Rivers and basins come from our own map of Sri Lanka’s river network. Flow direction, where shown, is worked out from the height of the land. This is orientation only, not a flood warning.
The area draining to a crossing is worked out from a terrain model (about 90 m cells) and is approximate. The rain over it is the satellite average for that same area, against its own record since 2000. Areas under about 150 km² are smaller than the satellite can see, so they show no rain.
River levels are the Irrigation Department’s own readings at its gauge, against its own thresholds. This is not a flood warning: flood warnings come from the Irrigation Department and DMC.
Landslide (NBRI)
×| Warned DS division | Level | From km |
|---|---|---|
| Norwood | Watch | 0 |
Rain on route
×Light rain, up to 9.4 mm in 24 h
Rain gauges near your route
Key
- 2 Norwood, ≥ 6.7 mm, light rain or more (incomplete day)
- 7 Nuwara Eliya, 9.4 mm, light rain
6 gauges not reporting.
Gauge coverage: most of the route.
NBRI's warning stays in force after rain eases.
Satellite estimate
- Last 3 days: among the wettest 5% of 3-day periods since 2000 in Norwood, Thalawakelle, Nuwara Eliya.
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 Norwood, Thalawakelle, Nuwara Eliya (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 Norwood, Thalawakelle, Nuwara Eliya (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.
Weather forecast (Met Dept)
×No advisory for this road
- No Department of Meteorology advisory is in force for 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 Nuwara Eliya 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 Nuwara Eliya 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)
- 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.
Rivers and catchments
×Crosses 3 named rivers · 2 basins · Kelani Ganga basin rain: Rare here (1–2 days a month) · rain upstream of Dambagastalawa Oya: Rare here (1–2 days a month)
Mahaweli Ganga · Kelani Ganga
River basins along this road
- km 0–2 · Mahaweli Ganga basin
- km 2–12 · Kelani Ganga basin
- km 12–52 · Mahaweli Ganga basin
Satellite rain over these basins
- Kelani Ganga basin · Last 3 days: Rare here (1–2 days a month)
- Mahaweli Ganga basin · Last 3 days: Unusual here (3 days a month)
A whole-basin satellite average against that basin’s own record since 2000, not the area upstream of any one point. Satellites under-read hill rain. Not a warning.
Where this road crosses a river or stream
- km 19–21 · Agra Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · 2 crossings · flows south-east
2.0 km² drain to this point - km 25 · Agra Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · flows north-west
128 km² drain to this point - km 27–31 · Dambagastalawa Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · 5 crossings · flows north-west
207 km² drain to this point · rain over that area, Last 3 days: Rare here (1–2 days a month)
irr-calidonia, an Irrigation Department gauge 3.9 km upstream (186 km² upstream · rain over that area, Last 3 days: Rare here (1–2 days a month)): no report.
River level: no current data - km 39 · Nanu Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · flows west
67 km² drain to this point - km 46–48 · Nanu Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · 3 crossings · flows north-west
24 km² drain to this point
Where this road runs beside a river
- km 25–26 · beside the Agra Oya
- km 31–32 · beside the Dambagastalawa Oya
- km 45–47 · beside the Nanu Oya
Rivers and basins come from our own map of Sri Lanka’s river network. Flow direction, where shown, is worked out from the height of the land. This is orientation only, not a flood warning.
The area draining to a crossing is worked out from a terrain model (about 90 m cells) and is approximate. The rain over it is the satellite average for that same area, against its own record since 2000. Areas under about 150 km² are smaller than the satellite can see, so they show no rain.
River levels are the Irrigation Department’s own readings at its gauge, against its own thresholds. This is not a flood warning: flood warnings come from the Irrigation Department and DMC.
Landslide (NBRI)
×| Warned DS division | Level | From km |
|---|---|---|
| Ambagamuwa | Alert | 12 |
| Norwood | Watch | 0 |
| Pasbage Korale | Watch | 29 |
| Kothmale West | Watch | 36 |
| Kothmale East | Watch | 59 |
Rain on route
×Moderate rain, up to 38.9 mm in 24 h
Rain gauges near your route
Key
- 3 Norton, 14.2 mm, moderate rain
- 7 Nawalapitiya, 36.6 mm, moderate rain
- 8 Kotmale, 38.9 mm, moderate rain
- 12 Nuwara Eliya, 9.4 mm, light rain
8 gauges not reporting.
Gauge coverage: most of the route.
NBRI's warning stays in force after rain eases.
Satellite estimate
- Last 3 days: among the wettest 5% of 3-day periods since 2000 in Norwood, Ambagamuwa, Pasbage Korale, Kothmale West +2.
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 Norwood, Ambagamuwa, Pasbage Korale, Kothmale West +2 (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 Norwood, Ambagamuwa, Pasbage Korale, Kothmale West +2 (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.
Weather forecast (Met Dept)
×No advisory for this road
- No Department of Meteorology advisory is in force for Nuwara Eliya and Kandy.
- 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 and Nuwara Eliya 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 and Nuwara Eliya 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)
- 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.
Rivers and catchments
×Crosses 3 named rivers · 1 basin · rain upstream of Pundul Oya: Rare here (1–2 days a month)
Mahaweli Ganga
River basins along this road
- km 0–93 · Mahaweli Ganga basin
Satellite rain over these basins
- Mahaweli Ganga basin · Last 3 days: Unusual here (3 days a month)
A whole-basin satellite average against that basin’s own record since 2000, not the area upstream of any one point. Satellites under-read hill rain. Not a warning.
Where this road crosses a river or stream
- km 6 · Mahaweli Ganga · 2 crossings · flows north
12 km² drain to this point - km 12–27 · Mahaweli Ganga · 16 crossings · flows east
14 km² drain to this point
Nawalapitiya, an Irrigation Department gauge 8.7 km downstream (187 km² upstream · rain over that area, Last 3 days: Rare here (1–2 days a month)): 36.6 mm in the 24 hours to 9 Nov, 08:30 (Moderate); 0 mm in the 3 hours to 10 Nov, 08:01.
River level 1.72 m · Below Alert · falling over about 3 hours (Department’s thresholds: Alert 3.5, minor flood 5, major flood 6 m) - km 30 · Mahaweli Ganga · flows east
72 km² drain to this point
Nawalapitiya, an Irrigation Department gauge 4.4 km downstream (187 km² upstream · rain over that area, Last 3 days: Rare here (1–2 days a month)): 36.6 mm in the 24 hours to 9 Nov, 08:30 (Moderate); 0 mm in the 3 hours to 10 Nov, 08:01.
River level 1.72 m · Below Alert · falling over about 3 hours (Department’s thresholds: Alert 3.5, minor flood 5, major flood 6 m) - km 36 · Mahaweli Ganga · flows north
187 km² drain to this point · rain over that area, Last 3 days: Rare here (1–2 days a month)
Nawalapitiya, an Irrigation Department gauge 1.2 km upstream (187 km² upstream · rain over that area, Last 3 days: Rare here (1–2 days a month)): 36.6 mm in the 24 hours to 9 Nov, 08:30 (Moderate); 0 mm in the 3 hours to 10 Nov, 08:01.
River level 1.72 m · Below Alert · falling over about 3 hours (Department’s thresholds: Alert 3.5, minor flood 5, major flood 6 m) - km 59–60 · Pundul Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · 2 crossings · flows north-west
458 km² drain to this point · rain over that area, Last 3 days: Rare here (1–2 days a month) - km 67 · Puna Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · flows north-west
52 km² drain to this point - km 84 · Puna Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · flows west
6.8 km² drain to this point
And 6 more unnamed streams on our map
Where this road runs beside a river
- km 5–6 · beside the Mahaweli Ganga
- km 14–15 · beside the Mahaweli Ganga
- km 18–20 · beside the Mahaweli Ganga
- km 21–23 · beside the Mahaweli Ganga
- km 23–24 · beside the Mahaweli Ganga
Rivers and basins come from our own map of Sri Lanka’s river network. Flow direction, where shown, is worked out from the height of the land. This is orientation only, not a flood warning.
The area draining to a crossing is worked out from a terrain model (about 90 m cells) and is approximate. The rain over it is the satellite average for that same area, against its own record since 2000. Areas under about 150 km² are smaller than the satellite can see, so they show no rain.
River levels are the Irrigation Department’s own readings at its gauge, against its own thresholds. This is not a flood warning: flood warnings come from the Irrigation Department and DMC.