Roads, rain and weather
Other roads
- Option 2 · via Embilipitiya, Pallebedda · ~5 h 30 min Alert
- Option 3 · via Bogawantalawa · ~6 h 10 min Watch
Fastest first. Not a recommendation.
Rain on this road
Last 3 days: Very rare here (a few days a year) · 9 reporting · most: Heavy
- Last 3 days: among the wettest 1% of 3-day periods since 2000 in Dehiovita.
- Last 24 hours: among the wettest 5% of 24-hour periods since 2000 in Welivitiya-Divithura, Karandeniya, Elpitiya, Benthota +8.
- Last 7 days: among the wettest 5% of 7-day periods since 2000 in Karandeniya, Elpitiya, Benthota, Walallavita +6.
- 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 · 9 reporting · most: Heavy
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DryLight rainModerate rainHeavy rainVery heavy rainNo rain report
| Gauge | On the road | Last 24 h | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thalgahagoda | km 0–13 | ≥ 3.2 mm Light rain or moreat least 3.2 mm in the 24 hours to 9 Nov, 08:30 (1 hourly reading missing)last 3 h: 0 mm |
| 2 | Kokmaduwa (NBRI) | km 13–26 | No rain report |
| 3 | Yakkalamulla (NBRI) | km 26–34 | No rain report |
| 4 | Galle | km 34–39 | 0.7 mm Drylast 3 h: 0.1 mm |
| 5 | Wanduramba (NBRI) | km 39–48 | No rain report |
| 6 | Baddegama (NBRI) | km 48–54 | No rain report |
| 7 | Baddegama | km 54–61 | ≥ 18.3 mm Moderate rain or moreat least 18.3 mm in the 24 hours to 9 Nov, 08:30 (2 hourly readings missing)last 3 h: 7.8 mm |
| 8 | Elpitiya (NBRI) | km 61–73 | No rain report |
| 9 | Walallavita MV (NBRI) | km 73–74 | No rain report |
| 10 | Halwala (NBRI) | km 73–89 | No rain report |
| 11 | Matugama (NBRI) | km 89–98 | No rain report |
| 12 | Putupaula | km 98–113 | ≥ 37.2 mm Moderate rain or moreat least 37.2 mm in the 24 hours to 9 Nov, 08:30 (2 hourly readings missing)last 3 h: 0 mm |
| 13 | Horana (NBRI) | km 113–127 | No rain report |
| 14 | Ratmalana | km 127–136 | 14.6 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 15 | Hanwella | km 137–156 | 28.6 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 16 | Salawa Estate | km 156–164 | No rain report |
| 17 | Penrith Estate | km 164–170 | 126.5 mm Heavy rain |
| 18 | Elston | km 167–168 | No rain report |
| 19 | Awissawella | km 170–174 | No rain report |
| 20 | Thalduwa Estate | km 174–176 | No rain report |
| 21 | Dehiowita | km 176–183 | No rain report |
| 22 | Yatiyanthota (NBRI) | km 183–188 | No rain report |
| 23 | Yatiyantota | km 188–195 | No rain report |
| 24 | Pambegama Tea Factory | km 195–196 | No rain report |
| 25 | Theligama (NBRI) | km 196–205 | No rain report |
| 26 | Kitulgala (NBRI) | km 205–208 | No rain report |
| 27 | Kithulgala | km 208–211 | 35.9 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 28 | Kalugala (NBRI) | km 211–219 | No rain report |
| 29 | Ginigathhena (NBRI) | km 219–227 | No rain report |
| 30 | Watawala (NBRI) | km 227–235 | No rain report |
| 31 | Norton | km 235–236 | 14.2 mm Moderate rain |
| 32 | Dikoya | km 236–243 | No rain report |
| 33 | Hatton (NBRI) | km 243–246 | No rain report |
- Gauges are near about 245 of the 246 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 Matara, Galle, Kalutara, Colombo, Kegalle 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 Kegalle, Nuwara Eliya, Colombo, Kalutara, Galle and Matara 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.
- Covers Galle and Matara on this road: 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, Nuwara Eliya, Colombo, Kalutara, Galle and Matara 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.
- 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 Yatiyanthota, Ambagamuwa, Norwood (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 Ambagamuwa, Norwood (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.