Roads, rain and weather
Other roads
- Option 2 · via Kegalle, Gampola · ~5 h 10 min Watch
- Option 3 · via Kandy, Kandaketiya · ~5 h 30 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.
- Last 3 days: among the wettest 5% of 3-day periods since 2000 in Kurunegala, Mallawapitiya, Mawathagama, Pujapitiya +6.
- Last 7 days: among the wettest 10% of 7-day periods since 2000 in Kurunegala, Mallawapitiya, Mawathagama, Pujapitiya +5.
- 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 · 5 reporting · most: Moderate
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DryLight rainModerate rainHeavy rainVery heavy rainNo rain report
| Gauge | On the road | Last 24 h | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kurunegala | km 0–8 | 18.4 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 2 | Walpolakanda (NBRI) | km 8–15 | No rain report |
| 3 | Weuda (NBRI) | km 15–23 | No rain report |
| 4 | Galagedara (NBRI) | km 23–32 | No rain report |
| 5 | Muruthalawa (NBRI) | km 32–36 | No rain report |
| 6 | Katugastota (NBRI) | km 36–40 | No rain report |
| 7 | Katugastota | km 40–46 | 1.2 mm Light rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 8 | Wattegama (NBRI) | km 46–53 | No rain report |
| 9 | Teldeniya (NBRI) | km 53–67 | No rain report |
| 10 | Dunhinna (NBRI) | km 59–60 | No rain report |
| 11 | Udispaththuwa (NBRI) | km 67–68 | No rain report |
| 12 | M. Mahanuwara (NBRI) | km 67–79 | No rain report |
| 13 | Nugathenna (NBRI) | km 79–83 | No rain report |
| 14 | Ududumbara (NBRI) | km 83–88 | No rain report |
| 15 | Kovilmada (NBRI) | km 88–94 | No rain report |
| 16 | Poppitiya (NBRI) | km 94–107 | No rain report |
| 17 | Weraganthota | km 108–126 | Readings missingno complete 24-hour total (11 hourly readings missing)last 3 h: 0 mm |
| 18 | Rantambe | km 126–134 | 7.8 mm Light rain |
| 19 | Meegahakiwula (NBRI) | km 134–145 | No rain report |
| 20 | Thaldena | km 145–156 | 17.5 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 21 | Soranatota (NBRI) | km 156–165 | No rain report |
| 22 | Badulla | km 165–166 | 12.1 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: trace |
- Gauges are near about 165 of the 166 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 Kurunegala, Kandy 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 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, Badulla 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.
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 Kurunegala, Mallawapitiya, Mawathagama, Pujapitiya +14 (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 Kurunegala, Mallawapitiya, Mawathagama, Pujapitiya +14 (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.