Roads, rain and weather
Other roads
- Option 2 · via Welimada, Gampola · ~6 h 30 min Watch
- Option 3 · via Bibile, Hunnasgiriya · ~6 h 30 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 Embilipitiya, Welivitiya-Divithura, Karandeniya, Elpitiya +10.
- Last 3 days: among the wettest 5% of 3-day periods since 2000 in Embilipitiya, Welivitiya-Divithura, Karandeniya, Elpitiya +14.
- Last 7 days: among the wettest 5% of 7-day periods since 2000 in Embilipitiya, Karandeniya, Elpitiya, Benthota +4.
- 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 · 10 reporting · most: Moderate
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DryLight rainModerate rainHeavy rainVery heavy rainNo rain report
| Gauge | On the road | Last 24 h | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mattala | km 9–11, km 16–45 | 12.2 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 2 | Moraketiya | km 49–53 | Readings missingno complete 24-hour total (3 hourly readings missing)last 3 h: 0 mm |
| 3 | Walasmulla (NBRI) | km 82–85 | No rain report |
| 4 | Thalgahagoda | km 97–116 | ≥ 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 |
| 5 | Kokmaduwa (NBRI) | km 116–129 | No rain report |
| 6 | Yakkalamulla (NBRI) | km 129–137 | No rain report |
| 7 | Galle | km 137–142 | 0.7 mm Drylast 3 h: 0.1 mm |
| 8 | Wanduramba (NBRI) | km 142–151 | No rain report |
| 9 | Baddegama (NBRI) | km 151–157 | No rain report |
| 10 | Baddegama | km 157–165 | ≥ 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 |
| 11 | Elpitiya (NBRI) | km 165–176 | No rain report |
| 12 | Walallavita MV (NBRI) | km 176–177 | No rain report |
| 13 | Halwala (NBRI) | km 176–192 | No rain report |
| 14 | Matugama (NBRI) | km 192–201 | No rain report |
| 15 | Putupaula | km 201–216 | ≥ 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 |
| 16 | Horana (NBRI) | km 216–230 | No rain report |
| 17 | Ratmalana | km 230–242 | 14.6 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 18 | NBRI (NBRI) | km 242–243 | No rain report |
| 19 | Hanwella | km 242–247 | 28.6 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 20 | Nagalagam Street | km 247–258 | 0 mm Drylast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 21 | Dunamale | km 263–279 | 34.1 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 22 | Pasyala | km 279–290 | No rain report |
| 23 | Warakapola (NBRI) | km 290–295 | No rain report |
| 24 | Warakapola | km 295–301 | No rain report |
| 25 | Alawwa (NBRI) | km 301–307 | No rain report |
| 26 | Boyagama (NBRI) | km 307–314 | No rain report |
| 27 | Kegalu MV (NBRI) | km 314–321 | No rain report |
| 28 | Deewela (NBRI) | km 321–327 | No rain report |
| 29 | Ussapitiya (NBRI) | km 327–330 | No rain report |
| 30 | Anwarama (NBRI) | km 330–338 | No rain report |
| 31 | Kadugannawa (NBRI) | km 338–344 | No rain report |
| 32 | Peradeniya | km 344–352 | 20.2 mm Moderate rainlast 3 h: 0 mm |
| 33 | Kandy NTS (NBRI) | km 352–355 | No rain report |
- Gauges are near about 291 of the 355 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 Hambantota, Ratnapura, 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, Ratnapura, 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, Hambantota 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, Ratnapura, 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 Thissamaharama, Lunugamvehera, Hambantota, Sooriyawewa +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 Thissamaharama, Lunugamvehera, Hambantota, Sooriyawewa +13 (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.