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කඳුකර මාර්ගமலையக வீதிகள்Hill Country Roads

Landslide warnings along your road

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Is the Puttalam–Kurunegala road affected by landslide warnings today?

No current landslide warning data. This does NOT mean there is no warning. Check dmc.gov.lk or call 117.

Option 1 via Chilaw, Kuliyapitiya

~3 h · 129.3 km · No current warning data

  • This tool does not know about live road closures. Check with Police (119) or local sources before you set off.
Rain at gauges near this road · 2 reporting · most: Heavy
  • Puttalam (km 0–15): 36.6 mm in the 24 hours to 2 Oct, 08:30 (Heavy); 0 mm in the 3 hours to 2 Oct, 11:30.
  • Kuliyapitiya (km 78–102): no report.
  • Kurunegala (km 116–129): 6.5 mm in the 24 hours to 2 Oct, 08:30 (Light); 0 mm in the 3 hours to 2 Oct, 11:30.
  • Gauges are near about 53 of the 129 km. Other stretches have no gauge near them, which says nothing about rain there.
  • NBRO's warning stays in force after rain eases.
  • Department of Meteorology and Irrigation Department 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 Puttalam and Kurunegala.
  • Forecast issued 2 Oct, 05:30
  • Showers or thundershowers will occur at most part of the island after 1.00 p.m. Fairly heavy falls above 75 mm are likely at some places in Central, Sabaragamuwa, Western, Uva, Southern, North-western and North-central provinces.
  • Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Central, Sabaragamuwa and Uva provinces during the early hours of 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.
  • The forecast does not name Puttalam and Kurunegala or their province; read it as a whole.
  • A forecast never lowers or replaces the NBRO 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: Top 5% possible
  • Next day: rain among the wettest 5% of days here is possible in Puttalam, Mundel, Arachchikattuwa, Chilaw +7 (several times the usual chance). (2 Oct, 05:30 to 3 Oct, 05:30)
  • Next 3 days: rain among the wettest 5% of days here is possible in Kuliyapitiya East, Narammala, Weerambugedara, Kurunegala (several times the usual chance). (2 Oct, 05:30 to 5 Oct, 05:30)
  • "Not signalled" never means dry or safe. This is a computer model, not a warning, and it never changes NBRO'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 1 Oct, 17:30, compared with each division's own satellite record.

Option 2 via Nikaweratiya, Kobeigane

~3 h 20 min · 119.4 km · No current warning data

  • This tool does not know about live road closures. Check with Police (119) or local sources before you set off.
Rain at gauges near this road · 3 reporting · most: Heavy
  • Puttalam (km 0–14): 36.6 mm in the 24 hours to 2 Oct, 08:30 (Heavy); 0 mm in the 3 hours to 2 Oct, 11:30.
  • Moragaswewa (km 37–52): 0 mm in the 24 hours to 2 Oct, 08:30 (Dry); 0 mm in the 3 hours to 2 Oct, 12:04.
  • Kurunegala (km 109–119): 6.5 mm in the 24 hours to 2 Oct, 08:30 (Light); 0 mm in the 3 hours to 2 Oct, 11:30.
  • Gauges are near about 39 of the 119 km. Other stretches have no gauge near them, which says nothing about rain there.
  • NBRO's warning stays in force after rain eases.
  • Department of Meteorology and Irrigation Department 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 Puttalam and Kurunegala.
  • Forecast issued 2 Oct, 05:30
  • Showers or thundershowers will occur at most part of the island after 1.00 p.m. Fairly heavy falls above 75 mm are likely at some places in Central, Sabaragamuwa, Western, Uva, Southern, North-western and North-central provinces.
  • Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Central, Sabaragamuwa and Uva provinces during the early hours of 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.
  • The forecast does not name Puttalam and Kurunegala or their province; read it as a whole.
  • A forecast never lowers or replaces the NBRO 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: Top 5% possible
  • Next day: rain among the wettest 5% of days here is possible in Puttalam, Anamaduwa, Mahakumbukkadawala, Pallama +9 (several times the usual chance). (2 Oct, 05:30 to 3 Oct, 05:30)
  • Next 3 days: rain among the wettest 5% of days here is possible in Anamaduwa, Nikaweratiya, Kobeigane, Wariyapola +3 (several times the usual chance). (2 Oct, 05:30 to 5 Oct, 05:30)
  • "Not signalled" never means dry or safe. This is a computer model, not a warning, and it never changes NBRO'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 1 Oct, 17:30, compared with each division's own satellite record.

Option 3 via Karuwalagaswewa, Galgamuwa

~3 h 50 min · 137 km · No current warning data

  • This tool does not know about live road closures. Check with Police (119) or local sources before you set off.
Rain at gauges near this road · 2 reporting · most: Heavy
  • Puttalam (km 0–15): 36.6 mm in the 24 hours to 2 Oct, 08:30 (Heavy); 0 mm in the 3 hours to 2 Oct, 11:30.
  • Galgamuwa (km 44–74): no complete 24-hour total (12 hourly readings missing); 0 mm in the 3 hours to 2 Oct, 12:03.
  • Kurunegala (km 124–137): 6.5 mm in the 24 hours to 2 Oct, 08:30 (Light); 0 mm in the 3 hours to 2 Oct, 11:30.
  • Gauges are near about 58 of the 137 km. Other stretches have no gauge near them, which says nothing about rain there.
  • NBRO's warning stays in force after rain eases.
  • Department of Meteorology and Irrigation Department 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 Puttalam and Kurunegala.
  • Forecast issued 2 Oct, 05:30
  • Showers or thundershowers will occur at most part of the island after 1.00 p.m. Fairly heavy falls above 75 mm are likely at some places in Central, Sabaragamuwa, Western, Uva, Southern, North-western and North-central provinces.
  • Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Central, Sabaragamuwa and Uva provinces during the early hours of 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.
  • The forecast does not name Puttalam and Kurunegala or their province; read it as a whole.
  • A forecast never lowers or replaces the NBRO 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: Top 5% possible
  • Next day: rain among the wettest 5% of days here is possible in Puttalam, Karuwalagaswewa, Nawagattegama, Galgamuwa +6 (several times the usual chance). (2 Oct, 05:30 to 3 Oct, 05:30)
  • Next 3 days: rain among the wettest 5% of days here is possible in Karuwalagaswewa, Nawagattegama, Galgamuwa, Ambanpola +5 (several times the usual chance). (2 Oct, 05:30 to 5 Oct, 05:30)
  • "Not signalled" never means dry or safe. This is a computer model, not a warning, and it never changes NBRO'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 1 Oct, 17:30, compared with each division's own satellite record.

Check again shortly before you travel. Bulletins are replaced as conditions change. Page generated Fri 2 Oct, 13:36.

NoticeNBRO · LEWM-27-09-2026-1600-12
No current warning dataThis does NOT mean there is no warning. Check dmc.gov.lk or call 117.We last checked DMC's site at 2 Oct, 12:45: nothing newer than the bulletin issued 27 Sept, 16:00.

Emergency numbers

117Disaster Management Centre 119Police 1990Suwa Seriya ambulance