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‹ Kandy → Nuwara Eliya

Roads, rain and weather

Other roads

  • Option 2 · via Gampola, Kothmale · ~3 h Watch
  • Option 3 · via Hanguranketha, Padiyapelella · ~3 h 10 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 Kandy Four Gravets & Gangawata Korale, Udunuwara, Udapalatha, Kothmale East.
  • Last 3 days: among the wettest 5% of 3-day periods since 2000 in Kandy Four Gravets & Gangawata Korale, Udunuwara, Udapalatha, Kothmale East +1.
  • Last 7 days: among the wettest 5% of 7-day periods since 2000 in Udunuwara, Udapalatha.
  • 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 · 2 reporting · most: Moderate
GaugeOn the roadLast 24 h
1Kandy NTS (NBRI)km 0–3No rain report
2Peradeniyakm 3–820.2 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: 0 mm
3Hindagala (NBRI)km 8–13No rain report
4Daskara (NBRI)km 13–23No rain report
5Gampola (NBRI)km 23–33No rain report
6Ulapane (NBRI)km 33–38No rain report
7Holy Trinity (NBRI)km 38–51No rain report
8Kothmale (NBRI)km 51–64No rain report
9Nuwara Eliyakm 75–829.4 mm Light rainlast 3 h: 0 mm
  • Gauges are near about 71 of the 82 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 Kandy 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 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)
  • 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.
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 +1 (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 +1 (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).