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- Option 2 · via Veyangoda, Mawathagama · ~4 h 30 min Watch
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 Welivitiya-Divithura, Karandeniya, Elpitiya, Benthota +9.
- Last 3 days: among the wettest 5% of 3-day periods since 2000 in Welivitiya-Divithura, Karandeniya, Elpitiya, Benthota +13.
- Last 7 days: among the wettest 5% of 7-day periods since 2000 in Karandeniya, Elpitiya, Benthota, Walallavita +3.
- 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: Moderate
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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 127–139 | 14.6 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 15 | NBRI (NBRI) | km 139–140 | No rain report |
| 16 | Hanwella | km 139–144 | 28.6 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 17 | Nagalagam Street | km 144–155 | 0 mm Drylast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 18 | Dunamale | km 160–176 | 34.1 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 19 | Pasyala | km 176–187 | No rain report |
| 20 | Warakapola (NBRI) | km 187–192 | No rain report |
| 21 | Warakapola | km 192–198 | No rain report |
| 22 | Alawwa (NBRI) | km 198–204 | No rain report |
| 23 | Boyagama (NBRI) | km 204–211 | No rain report |
| 24 | Kegalu MV (NBRI) | km 211–218 | No rain report |
| 25 | Deewela (NBRI) | km 218–224 | No rain report |
| 26 | Ussapitiya (NBRI) | km 224–227 | No rain report |
| 27 | Anwarama (NBRI) | km 227–235 | No rain report |
| 28 | Kadugannawa (NBRI) | km 235–241 | No rain report |
| 29 | Peradeniya | km 241–249 | 20.2 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 30 | Kandy NTS (NBRI) | km 249–252 | No rain report |
- Gauges are near about 247 of the 252 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, Gampaha, Kegalle and Kandy.
- 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, Kandy, Colombo, Gampaha, 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, Kandy, Colombo, Gampaha, 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.
- 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 Mirigama, Warakapola, Galigamuwa, Kegalle +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 Attanagalla, Mirigama, Warakapola, Galigamuwa +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.
None of these changes NBRI’s level.