Roads, rain and weather
Other roads
- Option 2 · via Ratnapura, Ingiriya · ~6 h 20 min Watch
- Option 3 · via Nawalapitiya, Dehiowita · ~6 h 40 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 Kothmale East, Udapalatha, Udunuwara, Yatinuwara +3.
- Last 3 days: among the wettest 5% of 3-day periods since 2000 in Nuwara Eliya, Kothmale East, Udapalatha, Udunuwara +6.
- Last 7 days: among the wettest 5% of 7-day periods since 2000 in Udapalatha, Udunuwara, Warakapola.
- 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 · 3 reporting · most: Moderate
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DryLight rainModerate rainHeavy rainVery heavy rainNo rain report
| Gauge | On the road | Last 24 h | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meepilimana (NBRI) | km 26–35 | No rain report |
| 2 | DO (NBRI) | km 35–37 | No rain report |
| 3 | Nuwara Eliya | km 37–48 | 9.4 mm Light rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 4 | Hawa Eliya (NBRI) | km 41–42 | No rain report |
| 5 | Kothmale (NBRI) | km 59–72 | No rain report |
| 6 | Holy Trinity (NBRI) | km 72–85 | No rain report |
| 7 | Ulapane (NBRI) | km 85–90 | No rain report |
| 8 | Gampola (NBRI) | km 90–100 | No rain report |
| 9 | Daskara (NBRI) | km 100–103 | No rain report |
| 10 | Kadugannawa (NBRI) | km 103–113 | No rain report |
| 11 | Anwarama (NBRI) | km 113–120 | No rain report |
| 12 | Ussapitiya (NBRI) | km 120–123 | No rain report |
| 13 | Deewela (NBRI) | km 123–129 | No rain report |
| 14 | Kegalu MV (NBRI) | km 129–137 | No rain report |
| 15 | Boyagama (NBRI) | km 137–143 | No rain report |
| 16 | Alawwa (NBRI) | km 143–149 | No rain report |
| 17 | Warakapola | km 149–155 | No rain report |
| 18 | Warakapola (NBRI) | km 155–161 | No rain report |
| 19 | Pasyala | km 161–171 | No rain report |
| 20 | Dunamale | km 171–184 | 34.1 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 21 | Katunayake | km 186–199 | 14.7 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
- Gauges are near about 160 of the 199 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 Badulla, Nuwara Eliya, Kandy, Kegalle and Gampaha.
- 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, Nuwara Eliya, Gampaha 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 Kegalle, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Gampaha and Badulla 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)
- 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 Welimada, Haldummulla, Nuwara Eliya, Kothmale East +9 (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 Welimada, Haldummulla, Nuwara Eliya, Kothmale East +12 (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.