Watch on 12 km between Pooliyawatta and Hatton
Around Pooliyawatta and Dickoya, km 57–70.
You reach it about Tue 11:40, 2 h after leaving, and are through it by Tue 12:15.
NBRI’s bulletin is valid until Tue 20:00, so it covers that time.
Since the rainfall within the past 24 hours has exceeded 75mm, if the rain continues, be watchful on the possibility of landslides, slope failures, rock falls, cutting failures and ground subsidence.
- Welimada to Nanu Oya
Not listedkm 0–58 - Pooliyawatta to Hatton
Watchkm 58–70
Watch on 29 km between Bogawantalawa and Hatton
Around Bogawantalawa and Norwood, km 72–103.
You reach it about Tue 12:00, 2 h 30 min after leaving, and are through it by Tue 13:05.
NBRI’s bulletin is valid until Tue 20:00, so it covers that time.
Since the rainfall within the past 24 hours has exceeded 75mm, if the rain continues, be watchful on the possibility of landslides, slope failures, rock falls, cutting failures and ground subsidence.
- Welimada to Haldummulla
Not listedkm 0–73 - Bogawantalawa to Hatton
Watchkm 73–102
Before you go
We don’t know about road closures or damage. Be cautious on the way, especially in the hills in rain.
About the Welimada–Hatton road
The fastest road we know from Welimada to Hatton is 70 km, about 2 h 40 min, via Nanu Oya, Pooliyawatta.
Main roads on it: Nuwara Eliya-Badulla Road (19 km), Nanu Oya Road (13 km), Fordyce Road (11 km).
We show 2 roads between them, fastest first.
DS divisions on this road
It passes through 4 DS divisions in 2 districts, in travel order:
Past NBRI bulletins
Most often listed on this road, in the 41 NBRI bulletins we have passed on since Sun 20 Sept: Norwood (16), Thalawakelle (7), Nuwara Eliya (5).
A record of past bulletins, not a forecast. Not being listed doesn’t mean safe.
Steep terrain
About 3 km of it runs through steep terrain (slopes over 30° beside the road). The longest stretch is near Welimada.
Terrain beside the road, from a satellite elevation model: not the road’s gradient and not a landslide hazard rating.
How to read this
- Not an official service. NBRI’s warnings are passed on as issued.
- Rain levels compare each division with its own satellite record since 2000. Satellites can miss heavy local downpours.
- Gauge sources: Department of Meteorology and Irrigation Department gauge readings, passed on as published. Met gauge sites are approximate. 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, 04:30. Checked Tue 10 Nov, 09:45.
Landslide (NBRI)
×| Warned DS division | Level | From km |
|---|---|---|
| Norwood | Watch | 58 |
Rain on route
×Light rain, up to 9.4 mm in 24 h
Rain gauges near your route
Key
- 5 Nuwara Eliya, 9.4 mm, light rain
- 8 Norwood, ≥ 49.8 mm, moderate rain or more (incomplete day)
7 gauges not reporting.
Gauge coverage: most of the route.
NBRI's warning stays in force after rain eases.
Satellite estimate
- Last 3 days: among the wettest 5% of 3-day periods since 2000 in Nuwara Eliya, Thalawakelle, Norwood.
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, Nuwara Eliya, Thalawakelle, Norwood (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, Nuwara Eliya, Thalawakelle, Norwood (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.
Weather forecast (Met Dept)
×No advisory for this road
- No Department of Meteorology advisory is in force for Badulla and Nuwara Eliya.
- 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 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 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.
- 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.
Rivers and catchments
×Crosses 4 named rivers · 2 basins · Kelani Ganga basin rain: Rare here (1–2 days a month) · rain upstream of Dambagastalawa Oya: Rare here (1–2 days a month)
Mahaweli Ganga · Kelani Ganga
River basins along this road
- km 0–58 · Mahaweli Ganga basin
- km 58–68 · Kelani Ganga basin
- km 68–70 · Mahaweli Ganga basin
Satellite rain over these basins
- Kelani Ganga basin · Last 3 days: Rare here (1–2 days a month)
- Mahaweli Ganga basin · Last 3 days: Unusual here (3 days a month)
A whole-basin satellite average against that basin’s own record since 2000, not the area upstream of any one point. Satellites under-read hill rain. Not a warning.
Where this road crosses a river or stream
- km 0–2 · Dougolla Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · 3 crossings · flows north
62 km² drain to this point - km 27–29 · Nanu Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · 3 crossings · flows north-west
29 km² drain to this point - km 42–43 · Dambagastalawa Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · 2 crossings · flows north
179 km² drain to this point · rain over that area, Last 3 days: Rare here (1–2 days a month)
irr-calidonia, an Irrigation Department gauge 2.4 km downstream (186 km² upstream · rain over that area, Last 3 days: Rare here (1–2 days a month)): no report.
River level: no current data - km 43–45 · Agra Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · 2 crossings · flows north-west
128 km² drain to this point - km 49–51 · Agra Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · 2 crossings · flows west
20 km² drain to this point
Where this road runs beside a river
- km 28–29 · beside the Nanu Oya
- km 44–45 · beside the Agra Oya
Rivers and basins come from our own map of Sri Lanka’s river network. Flow direction, where shown, is worked out from the height of the land. This is orientation only, not a flood warning.
The area draining to a crossing is worked out from a terrain model (about 90 m cells) and is approximate. The rain over it is the satellite average for that same area, against its own record since 2000. Areas under about 150 km² are smaller than the satellite can see, so they show no rain.
River levels are the Irrigation Department’s own readings at its gauge, against its own thresholds. This is not a flood warning: flood warnings come from the Irrigation Department and DMC.
Landslide (NBRI)
×| Warned DS division | Level | From km |
|---|---|---|
| Norwood | Watch | 73 |
Rain on route
×Dry, up to 0 mm in 24 h
Rain gauges near your route
Key
- 6 Samanala Wawa, 0 mm, dry
- 13 Norwood, ≥ 49.8 mm, moderate rain or more (incomplete day)
12 gauges not reporting.
Gauge coverage: most of the route.
NBRI's warning stays in force after rain eases.
Satellite estimate
- Last 3 days: among the wettest 5% of 3-day periods since 2000 in Imbulpe, Norwood.
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, Haputale, Haldummulla, Imbulpe +1 (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, Haputale, Haldummulla, Imbulpe +1 (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.
Weather forecast (Met Dept)
×No advisory for this road
- No Department of Meteorology advisory is in force for Badulla, Ratnapura and Nuwara Eliya.
- 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 Ratnapura, 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 Ratnapura, 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.
- 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.
Rivers and catchments
×Crosses 9 named rivers · 3 basins · Walawe Ganga basin rain: Rare here (1–2 days a month)
Mahaweli Ganga · Walawe Ganga · Kelani Ganga
River basins along this road
- km 0–25 · Mahaweli Ganga basin
- km 25–72 · Walawe Ganga basin
- km 72–100 · Kelani Ganga basin
- km 100–102 · Mahaweli Ganga basin
Satellite rain over these basins
- Walawe Ganga basin · Last 3 days: Rare here (1–2 days a month)
- Kelani Ganga basin · Last 3 days: Rare here (1–2 days a month)
- Mahaweli Ganga basin · Last 3 days: Unusual here (3 days a month)
A whole-basin satellite average against that basin’s own record since 2000, not the area upstream of any one point. Satellites under-read hill rain. Not a warning.
Where this road crosses a river or stream
- km 11 · Kandapuhulpola Kandura (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · flows south-east
16 km² drain to this point - km 16 · Ellatotakanda Oya (Mahaweli Ganga basin) · flows north
28 km² drain to this point - km 31 · Diyakana Oya (Walawe Ganga basin) · flows south-west
0.5 km² drain to this point - km 35 · Patana Oya (Walawe Ganga basin) · flows east
0.2 km² drain to this point - km 41 · Weli Oya (Walawe Ganga basin) · flows south-east
23 km² drain to this point - km 48 · Malape Oya (Walawe Ganga basin) · flows south-east
2.7 km² drain to this point - km 53 · Kiriketi Oya (Walawe Ganga basin) · flows south-east
19 km² drain to this point - km 60 · Belihul Oya (Walawe Ganga basin) · flows south-west
27 km² drain to this point - km 78 · Hambamata Oya (Kelani Ganga basin) · flows north-west
27 km² drain to this point
Norwood, an Irrigation Department gauge 13.4 km downstream (97 km² upstream): at least 49.8 mm in the 24 hours to 10 Nov, 08:30 (1 hourly reading missing); 0 mm in the 3 hours to 10 Nov, 09:05.
River level 1.18 m · Below Alert · falling over about 3 hours (Department’s thresholds: Alert 1.5, minor flood 3, major flood 4.5 m) - km 84–92 · Hambamata Oya (Kelani Ganga basin) · 8 crossings · flows north-west
97 km² drain to this point
Norwood, an Irrigation Department gauge 0.4 km downstream (97 km² upstream): at least 49.8 mm in the 24 hours to 10 Nov, 08:30 (1 hourly reading missing); 0 mm in the 3 hours to 10 Nov, 09:05.
River level 1.18 m · Below Alert · falling over about 3 hours (Department’s thresholds: Alert 1.5, minor flood 3, major flood 4.5 m)
Where this road runs beside a river
- km 87–89 · beside the Hambamata Oya
- km 90–91 · beside the Hambamata Oya
Rivers and basins come from our own map of Sri Lanka’s river network. Flow direction, where shown, is worked out from the height of the land. This is orientation only, not a flood warning.
The area draining to a crossing is worked out from a terrain model (about 90 m cells) and is approximate. The rain over it is the satellite average for that same area, against its own record since 2000. Areas under about 150 km² are smaller than the satellite can see, so they show no rain.
River levels are the Irrigation Department’s own readings at its gauge, against its own thresholds. This is not a flood warning: flood warnings come from the Irrigation Department and DMC.