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‹ Wellawaya → Hatton

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  • Option 2 · via Bandarawela, Welimada · ~4 h 30 min Watch

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 Imbulpe, Norwood.
  • Last 3 days: among the wettest 5% of 3-day periods since 2000 in Imbulpe, Norwood.
  • Last 7 days: among the wettest 5% of 7-day periods since 2000 in Norwood.
  • 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
GaugeOn the roadLast 24 h
1Wellawaya (NBRI)km 0–9No rain report
2Koslanda (NBRI)km 9–28No rain report
3Ranwanguhawa (NBRI)km 28–32No rain report
4Haldamulla (NBRI)km 36–50No rain report
5Samanala Wawakm 50–510 mm Dry
6Belihuloya (NBRI)km 51–64No rain report
7Bogawanthalawa (NBRI)km 75–85No rain report
8Bogawanthalawakm 85–87No rain report
9Bogawanthalawa Tea Estate (NBRI)km 87–93No rain report
10NIPM Morar (NBRI)km 89–91No rain report
11Mahanilu Tea Estate (NBRI)km 93–95No rain report
12Norwoodkm 95–102≥ 6.7 mm Light rain or moreat least 6.7 mm in the 24 hours to 9 Nov, 08:30 (2 hourly readings missing)last 3 h: 0 mm
13Hatton (NBRI)km 102–107No rain report
  • Gauges are near about 90 of the 107 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 Moneragala, 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, Badulla and Moneragala 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, Badulla and Moneragala 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.
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 Wellawaya, Haldummulla, Imbulpe, 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 Wellawaya, Haldummulla, Imbulpe, 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.

None of these changes NBRI’s level.

If you need help on the way, you can call 117 (DMC), 119 (Police) or 1990 (ambulance).