Watch on 7 km between Hedeniya and Galagedara
Around Galagedara, km 13–21.
You reach it about Tue 11:05, 20 min after leaving, and are through it by Tue 11:15.
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 to Hedeniya
Not listedkm 0–14 - Galagedara
Watchkm 14–21 - Mawathagama to Kurunegala
Not listedkm 21–45
Watch on 7 km between Hedeniya and Galagedara
Around Galagedara, km 13–21.
You reach it about Tue 11:10, 20 min after leaving, and are through it by Tue 11:20.
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 to Hedeniya
Not listedkm 0–13 - Galagedara
Watchkm 13–20 - Mawathagama to Kurunegala
Not listedkm 20–47
Watch on 29 km between Kandy and Kegalle
Around Kegalle, km 7–30, km 34–42.
You reach it about Tue 11:00, 10 min after leaving, and are through it by Tue 11:50.
NBRI’s bulletin is valid until Tue 20:00, so it covers that time.
Since the rainfall within the past 24 hours has exceeded 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 - between Kandy and Kegalle
Watchkm 8–30 - near Kegalle
Not listedkm 30–34 - Kegalle
Watchkm 34–42 - Polgahawela to Kurunegala
Not listedkm 42–70
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–Kurunegala road
The fastest road we know from Kandy to Kurunegala is 45 km, about 1 h 10 min, via Galagedara, Mawathagama.
Main roads on it: Kandy-Kurunegala Road (22 km), Galagedara Road (9 km), Kurunegala Road (4 km).
We show 3 roads between them, fastest first.
DS divisions on this road
It passes through 7 DS divisions in 2 districts, in travel order:
- Kandy Four Gravets & Gangawata Korale
- Harispattuwa
- Thumpane
- Pujapitiya
- Mawathagama
- Mallawapitiya
- Kurunegala
Past NBRI bulletins
Most often listed on this road, in the 41 NBRI bulletins we have passed on since Sun 20 Sept: Thumpane (22), Mawathagama (9), Mallawapitiya (6).
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, 05:30. Checked Tue 10 Nov, 10:50.
Landslide (NBRI)
×| Warned DS division | Level | From km |
|---|---|---|
| Thumpane | Watch | 14 |
Rain on route
×Moderate rain, up to 18.4 mm in 24 h
Rain gauges near your route
Key
- 1 Kandy NTS (NBRI), 10.6 mm, moderate rain
- 2 Katugastota, 1.2 mm, light rain
- 8 Kurunegala, 18.4 mm, moderate rain
5 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, Thumpane, Pujapitiya +3.
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, Thumpane, Pujapitiya +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, Harispattuwa, Thumpane, Pujapitiya +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 and Kurunegala.
- 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 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 Kurunegala 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 5 named rivers · 3 basins · rain upstream of Mahaweli Ganga: Rare here (1–2 days a month)
Mahaweli Ganga · Deduru Oya · Maha Oya
River basins along this road
- km 0–15 · Mahaweli Ganga basin
- km 15–31 · Deduru Oya basin
- km 31–36 · Maha Oya basin
- km 36–45 · Deduru Oya basin
Satellite rain over these basins
- Mahaweli Ganga basin · Last 3 days: Unusual here (3 days a month)
- Deduru Oya 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 5 · Mahaweli Ganga · flows north
1,194 km² drain to this point · rain over that area, Last 3 days: Rare here (1–2 days a month)
Peradeniya, an Irrigation Department gauge 9.7 km upstream (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, 10:07.
River level 3.4 m · Below Alert · falling over about 3 hours (Department’s thresholds: Alert 5, minor flood 7, major flood 9 m) - km 17–22 · Dik Oya (Deduru Oya basin) · 4 crossings · flows north-west
2.2 km² drain to this point - km 21 · Narankaha Ela (Deduru Oya basin) · flows south-west
16 km² drain to this point - km 29 · Kaspatu Oya (Deduru Oya basin) · flows north-west
41 km² drain to this point - km 40 · Getuwana Ela (Deduru Oya basin) · flows north
0.3 km² drain to this point
And 1 more unnamed stream on our map
Where this road runs beside a river
- km 17–18 · beside the Dik 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Thumpane | Watch | 13 |
Rain on route
×Moderate rain, up to 18.4 mm in 24 h
Rain gauges near your route
Key
- 1 Kandy NTS (NBRI), 10.6 mm, moderate rain
- 2 Peradeniya, 16 mm, moderate rain
- 7 Kurunegala, 18.4 mm, moderate 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 Kandy Four Gravets & Gangawata Korale, Harispattuwa, Thumpane, Pujapitiya +3.
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, Thumpane, Pujapitiya +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, Harispattuwa, Thumpane, Pujapitiya +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 and Kurunegala.
- 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 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 Kurunegala 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 5 named rivers · 3 basins · rain upstream of Mahaweli Ganga: Rare here (1–2 days a month)
Mahaweli Ganga · Deduru Oya · Maha Oya
River basins along this road
- km 0–15 · Mahaweli Ganga basin
- km 15–31 · Deduru Oya basin
- km 31–35 · Maha Oya basin
- km 35–47 · Deduru Oya basin
Satellite rain over these basins
- Mahaweli Ganga basin · Last 3 days: Unusual here (3 days a month)
- Deduru Oya 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 · Mahaweli Ganga · flows north-east
1,179 km² drain to this point · rain over that area, Last 3 days: Rare here (1–2 days a month)
Peradeniya, an Irrigation Department gauge 5.5 km upstream (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, 10:07.
River level 3.4 m · Below Alert · falling over about 3 hours (Department’s thresholds: Alert 5, minor flood 7, major flood 9 m) - km 17–22 · Dik Oya (Deduru Oya basin) · 4 crossings · flows north-west
2.2 km² drain to this point - km 21 · Narankaha Ela (Deduru Oya basin) · flows south-west
16 km² drain to this point - km 28 · Kaspatu Oya (Deduru Oya basin) · flows north-west
41 km² drain to this point - km 40–44 · Getuwana Ela (Deduru Oya basin) · 3 crossings · flows north
0.3 km² drain to this point
And 1 more unnamed stream on our map
Where this road runs beside a river
- km 17–18 · beside the Dik 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yatinuwara | Watch | 7 |
| Mawanella | Watch | 18 |
| Kegalle | Watch | 34 |
Rain on route
×Moderate rain, up to 18.4 mm in 24 h
Rain gauges near your route
Key
- 1 Kandy NTS (NBRI), 10.6 mm, moderate rain
- 2 Peradeniya, 16 mm, moderate rain
- 9 Kurunegala, 18.4 mm, moderate 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 Kandy Four Gravets & Gangawata Korale, Yatinuwara, Mawanella, Rambukkana +4.
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, Yatinuwara, Mawanella, Rambukkana +4 (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, Yatinuwara, Mawanella, Rambukkana +4 (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, Kegalle and Kurunegala.
- 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 and Kandy 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 Kegalle, Kandy and Kurunegala 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 · 3 basins · rain upstream of Mahaweli Ganga: Rare here (1–2 days a month)
Mahaweli Ganga · Maha Oya · Deduru Oya
River basins along this road
- km 0–16 · Mahaweli Ganga basin
- km 16–58 · Maha Oya basin
- km 58–70 · Deduru Oya basin
Satellite rain over these basins
- Mahaweli Ganga basin · Last 3 days: Unusual here (3 days a month)
- Maha Oya basin · Last 3 days: Unusual here (3 days a month)
- Deduru 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 6–7 · Mahaweli Ganga · 2 crossings · flows east
1,152 km² drain to this point · rain over that area, Last 3 days: Rare here (1–2 days a month)
Peradeniya, an Irrigation Department gauge 2.6 km upstream (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, 10:07.
River level 3.4 m · Below Alert · falling over about 3 hours (Department’s thresholds: Alert 5, minor flood 7, major flood 9 m) - km 10–14 · Nanu Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · 3 crossings · flows south-east
45 km² drain to this point - km 23–24 · Hingul Oya (Maha Oya basin) · 3 crossings · flows west
39 km² drain to this point - km 27 · Maha Oya · flows west
199 km² drain to this point · rain over that area, Last 3 days: Rare here (1–2 days a month) - km 44 · Ambodeniya Ela (Maha Oya basin) · flows north-west
15 km² drain to this point - km 48 · Maha Oya · flows south-west
558 km² drain to this point · rain over that area, Last 3 days: Rare here (1–2 days a month) - km 69 · Magur Oya (Deduru Oya basin) · flows west
26 km² drain to this point
And 2 more unnamed streams on our map
Where this road runs beside a river
- km 22–24 · beside the Hingul 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.