Watch on 66 km between Kandy and Kothmale
Around Gampola and Pussellawa, km 7–74.
You reach it about Tue 12:05, 10 min after leaving, and are through it by Tue 14:05.
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.
- Kandy
Not listedkm 0–8 - Gampola to Kothmale
Watchkm 8–74 - Bogahakumbura to Haputale
Not listedkm 74–128
Alert on 54 km between Padiyapelella and Udapussellawa
Around Padiyapelella and Walapane, km 44–99.
Also: Watch on 17 km between Hanguranketha and Padiyapelella
You reach it about Tue 13:20, 1 h 30 min after leaving, and are through it by Tue 15:10.
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.
- Kandy
Not listedkm 0–27 - Hanguranketha to Rikillagaskada
Watchkm 27–44 - Padiyapelella to Udapussellawa
Alertkm 44–98 - Welimada to Haputale
Not listedkm 98–148
Alert on 16 km between Nawalapitiya and Watawala
Around Ginigathhena and Watawala, km 53–71.
Also: Watch on 86 km between Kandy and Bogawantalawa
You reach it about Tue 13:30, 1 h 40 min after leaving, and are through it by Tue 14:05.
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.
- Kandy
Not listedkm 0–6 - Gampola to Nawalapitiya
Watchkm 6–54 - Ginigathhena to Watawala
Alertkm 54–70 - Hatton to Bogawantalawa
Watchkm 70–109 - Haldummulla to Haputale
Not listedkm 109–156
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 Kandy–Haputale road
The fastest road we know from Kandy to Haputale is 128 km, about 4 h, via Pussellawa, Bogahakumbura.
Main roads on it: Nuwara Eliya Road (51 km), Keppetipola-Boralande-Haputale Road (27 km), Nuwara Eliya-Badulla Road (12 km).
We show 3 roads between them, fastest first.
DS divisions on this road
It passes through 7 DS divisions in 3 districts, 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: Udunuwara (20), Kothmale East (14), Udapalatha (14).
A record of past bulletins, not a forecast. Not being listed doesn’t mean safe.
Steep terrain
About 9 km of it runs through steep terrain (slopes over 30° beside the road). The longest stretch is near Kothmale.
Terrain beside the road, from a satellite elevation model: not the road’s gradient and not a landslide hazard rating.
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, 06:30. Checked Tue 10 Nov, 12:00.
Landslide (NBRI)
×| Warned DS division | Level | From km |
|---|---|---|
| Udunuwara | Watch | 8 |
| Udapalatha | Watch | 23 |
| Kothmale East | Watch | 46 |
Rain on route
×Moderate rain, up to 30.6 mm in 24 h
Rain gauges near your route
Key
- 2 Peradeniya, 16 mm, moderate rain
- 9 Nuwara Eliya, 30.6 mm, moderate rain
14 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 Kandy Four Gravets & Gangawata Korale, Udunuwara, Udapalatha, Kothmale East +1.
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 Kandy Four Gravets & Gangawata Korale, Udunuwara, Udapalatha, Kothmale East +3 (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 Kandy Four Gravets & Gangawata Korale, Udunuwara, Udapalatha, Kothmale East +3 (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 Kandy, Nuwara Eliya and 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 Kandy, Nuwara Eliya 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, Nuwara Eliya 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.
- Forecast for the main cities, Tuesday, 10 November 2026 (issued 9 Nov, 16:00)
- Kandy: Showers or thundershowers after 1.00p.m. Max 30°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.
Rivers and catchments
×Crosses 8 named rivers · 1 basin · rain upstream of Mahaweli Ganga: Rare here (1–2 days a month)
Mahaweli Ganga
River basins along this road
- km 0–128 · 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 6–9 · Mahaweli Ganga · 4 crossings · flows north-west
1,068 km² drain to this point · rain over that area, Last 3 days: Rare here (1–2 days a month)
Peradeniya, an Irrigation Department gauge 2.9 km downstream (1,143 km² upstream · rain over that area, Last 3 days: Rare here (1–2 days a month)): 16 mm in the 24 hours to 10 Nov, 08:30 (Moderate); 0 mm in the 3 hours to 10 Nov, 11:04.
River level 3.25 m · Below Alert · falling over about 3 hours (Department’s thresholds: Alert 5, minor flood 7, major flood 9 m) - km 13–15 · Geli Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · 2 crossings · flows north-east
12 km² drain to this point - km 13 · Mada Ela (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · flows north-west
20 km² drain to this point - km 29 · Mahaweli Ganga · flows north-east
900 km² drain to this point · rain over that area, Last 3 days: Rare here (1–2 days a month)
Peradeniya, an Irrigation Department gauge 15.4 km downstream (1,143 km² upstream · rain over that area, Last 3 days: Rare here (1–2 days a month)): 16 mm in the 24 hours to 10 Nov, 08:30 (Moderate); 0 mm in the 3 hours to 10 Nov, 11:04.
River level 3.25 m · Below Alert · falling over about 3 hours (Department’s thresholds: Alert 5, minor flood 7, major flood 9 m) - km 34 · Atabaga Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · 2 crossings · flows south
44 km² drain to this point - km 47 · Gamburu Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · flows south-west
0.3 km² drain to this point - km 72 · Puna Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · flows west
6.8 km² drain to this point - km 113 · Kandapuhulpola Kandura (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · flows east
13 km² drain to this point - km 119 · Ellatotakanda Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · flows north
28 km² drain to this point
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Walapane | Alert | 44 |
| Nildandahinna | Alert | 82 |
| Hanguranketha | Watch | 27 |
| Mathurata | Watch | 36 |
Rain on route
×Last 3 days: Rare here (1–2 days a month)
Rain gauges near your route
Key
18 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 Kandy Four Gravets & Gangawata Korale, Pathahewaheta, Hanguranketha, Mathurata +1.
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 Kandy Four Gravets & Gangawata Korale, Pathahewaheta, Hanguranketha, Mathurata +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 Kandy Four Gravets & Gangawata Korale, Pathahewaheta, Hanguranketha, Mathurata +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.
Weather forecast (Met Dept)
×No advisory for this road
- No Department of Meteorology advisory is in force for Kandy, Nuwara Eliya and 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 Kandy, Nuwara Eliya 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, Nuwara Eliya 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.
- Forecast for the main cities, Tuesday, 10 November 2026 (issued 9 Nov, 16:00)
- Kandy: Showers or thundershowers after 1.00p.m. Max 30°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.
Rivers and catchments
×Crosses 6 named rivers · 1 basin
Mahaweli Ganga
River basins along this road
- km 0–148 · 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 27 · Maha Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · flows north
108 km² drain to this point - km 79 · Halgran Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · flows north-east
24 km² drain to this point - km 83 · Obada Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · flows east
0.3 km² drain to this point - km 107 · Hal Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · flows south
51 km² drain to this point - km 119 · Dougolla Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · flows north
162 km² drain to this point · rain over that area, Last 3 days: Unusual here (3 days a month) - km 134 · Mahatotila Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin)
100 km² drain to this point
And 11 more unnamed streams on our map
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 | 54 |
| Yatinuwara | Watch | 6 |
| Udunuwara | Watch | 14 |
| Udapalatha | Watch | 26 |
| Ganga Ihala Korale | Watch | 32 |
| Pasbage Korale | Watch | 41 |
| Norwood | Watch | 70 |
Rain on route
×Fairly heavy rain, up to 90 mm in 24 h
Rain gauges near your route
Key
- 2 Peradeniya, 16 mm, moderate rain
- 7 Nawalapitiya, 77.2 mm, fairly heavy rain
- 11 Norton, 90 mm, fairly heavy rain
- 14 Norwood, ≥ 49.8 mm, moderate rain or more (incomplete day)
- 21 Samanala Wawa, 21 mm, moderate rain
18 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 Kandy Four Gravets & Gangawata Korale, Harispattuwa, Yatinuwara, Udunuwara +6.
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 Kandy Four Gravets & Gangawata Korale, Harispattuwa, Yatinuwara, Udunuwara +8 (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 Kandy Four Gravets & Gangawata Korale, Harispattuwa, Yatinuwara, Udunuwara +8 (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 Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Ratnapura and 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 Ratnapura, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya 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 Ratnapura, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya 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.
- Forecast for the main cities, Tuesday, 10 November 2026 (issued 9 Nov, 16:00)
- Kandy: Showers or thundershowers after 1.00p.m. Max 30°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.
Rivers and catchments
×Crosses 9 named rivers · 4 basins · Kelani Ganga basin rain: Rare here (1–2 days a month) · rain upstream of Mahaweli Ganga: Rare here (1–2 days a month)
Mahaweli Ganga · Maha Oya · Kelani Ganga …
River basins along this road
- km 0–19 · Mahaweli Ganga basin
- km 19–25 · Maha Oya basin
- km 25–81 · Mahaweli Ganga basin
- km 82–109 · Kelani Ganga basin
- km 109–157 · Walawe Ganga basin
Satellite rain over these basins
- Kelani Ganga basin · Last 3 days: Rare here (1–2 days a month)
- Walawe Ganga basin · Last 3 days: Rare here (1–2 days a month)
- Mahaweli Ganga basin · Last 3 days: Unusual here (3 days a month)
- Maha Oya 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 4–9 · Mahaweli Ganga · 5 crossings · flows north
1,143 km² drain to this point · rain over that area, Last 3 days: Rare here (1–2 days a month)
Peradeniya, an Irrigation Department gauge 0.3 km downstream (1,143 km² upstream · rain over that area, Last 3 days: Rare here (1–2 days a month)): 16 mm in the 24 hours to 10 Nov, 08:30 (Moderate); 0 mm in the 3 hours to 10 Nov, 11:04.
River level 3.25 m · Below Alert · falling over about 3 hours (Department’s thresholds: Alert 5, minor flood 7, major flood 9 m) - km 12 · Nanu Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · flows south-east
45 km² drain to this point - km 42–47 · Mahaweli Ganga · 4 crossings · 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)): 77.2 mm in the 24 hours to 10 Nov, 08:30 (Fairly heavy); 0 mm in the 3 hours to 10 Nov, 11:01.
River level 1.63 m · Below Alert · falling over about 3 hours (Department’s thresholds: Alert 3.5, minor flood 5, major flood 6 m) - km 53–71 · Mahaweli Ganga · 17 crossings · flows north-west
25 km² drain to this point - km 76–77 · Mahaweli Ganga · 2 crossings · flows north-west
11 km² drain to this point - km 89–97 · Hambamata Oya (Kelani Ganga basin) · 8 crossings · flows west
63 km² drain to this point
Norwood, an Irrigation Department gauge 6.7 km downstream (97 km² upstream): at least 49.8 mm in the 24 hours to 10 Nov, 08:30 (1 hourly reading missing); 0 mm in the 3 hours to 10 Nov, 11:09.
River level 1.13 m · Below Alert · falling over about 3 hours (Department’s thresholds: Alert 1.5, minor flood 3, major flood 4.5 m) - km 103 · Hambamata Oya (Kelani Ganga basin) · flows north-west
27 km² drain to this point
Norwood, an Irrigation Department gauge 13.5 km downstream (97 km² upstream): at least 49.8 mm in the 24 hours to 10 Nov, 08:30 (1 hourly reading missing); 0 mm in the 3 hours to 10 Nov, 11:09.
River level 1.13 m · Below Alert · falling over about 3 hours (Department’s thresholds: Alert 1.5, minor flood 3, major flood 4.5 m) - km 122 · Belihul Oya (Walawe Ganga basin) · flows south-west
27 km² drain to this point - km 129 · Kiriketi Oya (Walawe Ganga basin) · flows south-east
19 km² drain to this point - km 134 · Malape Oya (Walawe Ganga basin) · flows south-east
2.7 km² drain to this point - km 141 · Weli Oya (Walawe Ganga basin) · flows south-east
23 km² drain to this point - km 147 · Patana Oya (Walawe Ganga basin) · flows east
0.2 km² drain to this point - km 151 · Diyakana Oya (Walawe Ganga basin) · flows south-west
0.5 km² drain to this point
Where this road runs beside a river
- km 41–42 · beside the Mahaweli Ganga
- km 59–60 · beside the Mahaweli Ganga
- km 60–61 · beside the Mahaweli Ganga
- km 62–65 · beside the Mahaweli Ganga
- km 68–69 · beside the Mahaweli Ganga
- km 76–78 · beside the Mahaweli Ganga
- km 91–92 · beside the Hambamata Oya
- km 93–94 · beside the Hambamata 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.