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Not an official service. We pass on NBRI’s warnings as issued.
‹ Ohiya (Horton Plains) → Kandy

Roads, rain and weather

Other roads

  • Option 2 · via Padiyapelella, Hanguranketha · ~4 h 30 min Alert
  • Option 3 · via Walapane, Digana · ~4 h 50 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, Kandy Four Gravets & Gangawata Korale.
  • Last 3 days: among the wettest 5% of 3-day periods since 2000 in Nuwara Eliya, Kothmale East, Udapalatha, Udunuwara +1.
  • Last 7 days: among the wettest 5% of 7-day periods since 2000 in Udapalatha, Udunuwara.
  • 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
1Meepilimana (NBRI)km 26–35No rain report
2DO (NBRI)km 35–37No rain report
3Nuwara Eliyakm 37–489.4 mm Light rainlast 3 h: 0 mm
4Hawa Eliya (NBRI)km 41–42No rain report
5Kothmale (NBRI)km 59–72No rain report
6Holy Trinity (NBRI)km 72–85No rain report
7Ulapane (NBRI)km 85–90No rain report
8Gampola (NBRI)km 90–98No rain report
9Daskara (NBRI)km 98–102No rain report
10Hindagala (NBRI)km 102–106No rain report
11Peradeniyakm 106–11220.2 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: 0 mm
12Kandy NTS (NBRI)km 112–115No rain report
  • Gauges are near about 77 of the 115 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 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 Kandy, Nuwara Eliya 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, Nuwara Eliya 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.
  • 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 Welimada, Haldummulla, Nuwara Eliya, Kothmale East +3 (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 +3 (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).