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කඳුකර මාර්ගமலையக வீதிகள்Hill Country Roads

Landslide warnings along your road

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Is the Talawakele–Hatton 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 Pooliyawatta

~1 h 30 min · 36.6 km · No current warning data

  • 1 steep-slope stretch (1.3 km) beside the road.
  • 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
  • Upper Kotmale (km 0–7): 9.5 mm in the 24 hours to 2 Oct, 08:30 (Light).
  • Holmwood (km 11–22): no report.
  • Norwood (km 25–33): 21.1 mm in the 24 hours to 2 Oct, 08:30 (Moderate); 0 mm in the 3 hours to 2 Oct, 12:03.
  • Dikoya (km 33–36): 40 mm in the 24 hours to 2 Oct, 08:30 (Heavy).
  • Gauges are near about 29 of the 36 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) · Amber · Advisory for Severe Lightning
  • Amber · Advisory for Severe Lightning. For North-western, Central, Sabaragamuwa, Uva, Western and North- Central provinces and Galle, Matara, Mannar districts. Thundershowers accompanied with severe lightning are likely to occur at several places in North-western, Central, Sabaragamuwa, Uva, Western and North-central provinces and in Galle, Matara, Mannar districts. There may be temporary localized strong winds during thundershowers. General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by lightning activity. Issued 2 Oct, 11:30 · Valid until 2 Oct, 23:30.
  • Forecast issued 2 Oct, 05:30
  • Covers Nuwara Eliya on this road: 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.
  • Covers Nuwara Eliya on this road: 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.
  • 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 Thalawakelle, Norwood (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 Thalawakelle (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 Nawalapitiya-Dimbula Road

~2 h 30 min · 55.5 km · No current warning data

  • 1 steep-slope stretch (1.3 km) beside the road.
  • 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
  • Upper Kotmale (km 0–10): 9.5 mm in the 24 hours to 2 Oct, 08:30 (Light).
  • Norton (km 39–45): 2 mm in the 24 hours to 2 Oct, 08:30 (Light).
  • Dikoya (km 41–42, km 45–55): 40 mm in the 24 hours to 2 Oct, 08:30 (Heavy).
  • Gauges are near about 26 of the 55 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) · Amber · Advisory for Severe Lightning
  • Amber · Advisory for Severe Lightning. For North-western, Central, Sabaragamuwa, Uva, Western and North- Central provinces and Galle, Matara, Mannar districts. Thundershowers accompanied with severe lightning are likely to occur at several places in North-western, Central, Sabaragamuwa, Uva, Western and North-central provinces and in Galle, Matara, Mannar districts. There may be temporary localized strong winds during thundershowers. General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by lightning activity. Issued 2 Oct, 11:30 · Valid until 2 Oct, 23:30.
  • Forecast issued 2 Oct, 05:30
  • Covers Kandy and Nuwara Eliya on this road: 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.
  • Covers Kandy and Nuwara Eliya on this road: 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.
  • 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 Thalawakelle, Kothmale West, Pasbage Korale, Norwood (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 Thalawakelle, Kothmale West, Pasbage Korale (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, 13:33.

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