The Department of Meteorology’s 24 stations, forecasts and warnings, with every report kept.
Wettest since 8.30 a.m.
45.4mm
Mattala
Raining stations
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Rain since 8.30 a.m.
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30.3°C
Pottuvil
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24 stationsReported 8.30 a.m., 29 OctDepartment of Meteorology
Reported 8.30 a.m., 29 Oct
Issued 5.30 a.m., 29 OctDepartment of Meteorology
Several spells of showers will occur in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts.
9 districts: Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle, Matara, Ratnapura, Kegalle
Showers or thunder showers will occur at a few places in Uva province and in Batticaloa, Ampara and Hambantota districts after 1.00 p.m.
5 districts: Hambantota, Batticaloa, Ampara, Badulla, Monaragala
Mainly fair weather conditions are expected in other areas of the Island.
The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damage caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.
The department’s voice forecast, English
Issued 5.30 a.m., 29 OctNext 24 hours
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the sea areas around the island.
Winds will be South-westerly and wind speed will be (25-35) kmph.
Wind speed can increase up to 45 kmph at times in the deep and shallow sea areas extending from Puttalam to Mullaitivu via Kankasanthurai and from Galle to Pottuvil via Hambantota.
The deep and shallow sea areas extending from Puttalam to Mullaitivu via Kankasanthurai and from Galle to Pottuvil via Hambantota will be fairly rough at times.
Temporarily strong gusty winds (60-70 kmph) and very rough seas can be expected during thundershowers.
ColomboColombo districtFrom 8.30 a.m., 2 Oct
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Days before 27 October are modelled at the station from Open-Meteo’s historical archive, not measured: temperatures run close to the station’s, rain only roughly. The department’s own figures take over from then on.
Since 3 August24 hours to 8.30 a.m.Daily report and modelled
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24 hours to 8.30 a.m., 28 Oct°C
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Several spells of showers will occur in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts. Showers or thunder showers will occur at a few places in Uva province and in Batticaloa, Ampara and Hambantota districts after 1.00 p.m. Mainly fair weather conditions are expected in other areas of the Island.
Districts: Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle, Matara, Ratnapura, Kegalle, Hambantota, Batticaloa, Ampara, Badulla, Monaragala
The cyclonic storm “Arnab” over the north coastal Andhra Pradesh region of India has now weakened into a deep depression. The system is very likely to continue moving nearly northwards and weaken into a depression by today (29) morning and further into a low-pressure area by 5.30 p.m. today. The influence of this system on the deep sea areas of the Bay of Bengal is expected to gradually decrease during today.
Source: Department of Meteorology. We check its site every two hours and store a report only when it changes. The department publishes only its latest files, so history here begins with the first report we stored; days before that are modelled at the stations from Open-Meteo’s historical archive and marked as such. Districts are those the forecast and advisories name, or the districts of the provinces they name.
16.1°C
Nuwara Eliya
| Day | Hottest | Coolest | Wettest | Stations with rain | Average, mm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 OctModelled | 33.3°C Mullaitivu | 13.7°C Nuwara Eliya | 19.7 mm Mattala | 20 of 24 | 5.5 |
| 29 OctModelled | 32.9°C Pottuvil | 14.1°C Nuwara Eliya | 10.7 mm Galle | 22 of 24 | 4.5 |
| 28 Oct | 33.1°C Polonnaruwa | 15.0°C Nuwara Eliya | 35.6 mm Hambantota | 8 of 24 | 3.3 |
| 27 Oct | 30.8°C Batticaloa | 15.1°C Nuwara Eliya | 55.8 mm Ratnapura | 24 of 24 | 23.7 |
| 26 OctModelled | 32.9°C Pottuvil | 14.7°C Nuwara Eliya | 68.2 mm Anuradhapura | 24 of 24 | 34.9 |
| 25 OctModelled | 33.5°C Batticaloa | 14.1°C Nuwara Eliya | 34.2 mm Colombo | 24 of 24 | 13.7 |
| 24 OctModelled | 33.1°C Pottuvil | 14.2°C Nuwara Eliya | 36.2 mm Colombo | 24 of 24 | 13.8 |
| 23 OctModelled | 32.0°C Pottuvil | 13.6°C Nuwara Eliya | 58.1 mm Ratnapura | 24 of 24 | 28.4 |
| 22 OctModelled | 32.3°C Pottuvil | 14.5°C Nuwara Eliya | 40.9 mm Vavuniya | 24 of 24 | 24.9 |
| 21 OctModelled | 32.8°C Batticaloa | 14.5°C Nuwara Eliya | 43.9 mm Kurunegala | 24 of 24 | 22.2 |
| 20 OctModelled | 33.7°C Pottuvil | 13.5°C Nuwara Eliya | 15.8 mm Trincomalee | 24 of 24 | 6.7 |
| 19 OctModelled | 33.4°C Polonnaruwa | 13.0°C Nuwara Eliya | 29.8 mm Nuwara Eliya | 24 of 24 | 7.6 |
| 18 OctModelled | 33.0°C Ratnapura | 13.2°C Nuwara Eliya | 30.6 mm Polonnaruwa | 24 of 24 | 10.8 |
| 17 OctModelled | 32.1°C Polonnaruwa | 12.9°C Nuwara Eliya | 27.3 mm Ratnapura | 24 of 24 | 13.9 |
| 16 OctModelled | 32.5°C Batticaloa | 14.2°C Nuwara Eliya | 48.6 mm Katunayake | 24 of 24 | 24.8 |
| 15 OctModelled | 32.0°C Maha Illuppallama | 14.2°C Nuwara Eliya | 46.1 mm Maha Illuppallama | 24 of 24 | 24.4 |
| 14 OctModelled | 33.4°C Jaffna | 14.4°C Nuwara Eliya | 37.2 mm Monaragala | 24 of 24 | 16.1 |
| 13 OctModelled | 34.0°C Ratnapura | 13.1°C Nuwara Eliya | 24.4 mm Trincomalee | 24 of 24 | 12.2 |
| 12 OctModelled | 34.5°C Jaffna | 11.9°C Nuwara Eliya | 20.3 mm Katunayake | 24 of 24 | 10.0 |
| 11 OctModelled | 33.6°C Jaffna | 11.9°C Nuwara Eliya | 19.2 mm Galle | 24 of 24 | 7.7 |
| 10 OctModelled | 34.2°C Jaffna | 13.1°C Nuwara Eliya | 27.3 mm Puttalam | 24 of 24 | 12.1 |
| 9 OctModelled | 34.4°C Mannar | 13.2°C Nuwara Eliya | 33.6 mm Monaragala | 24 of 24 | 17.7 |
| 8 OctModelled | 34.1°C Polonnaruwa | 12.4°C Nuwara Eliya | 14.1 mm Ratmalana | 24 of 24 | 6.5 |
| 7 OctModelled | 34.7°C Mannar | 12.7°C Nuwara Eliya | 12.6 mm Mattala | 24 of 24 | 3.6 |
| 6 OctModelled | 35.0°C Polonnaruwa | 12.5°C Nuwara Eliya | 35.9 mm Katugastota | 23 of 24 | 7.5 |
| 5 OctModelled | 34.8°C Polonnaruwa | 12.8°C Nuwara Eliya | 46.7 mm Kurunegala | 23 of 24 | 8.7 |
| 4 OctModelled | 34.8°C Vavuniya | 12.8°C Nuwara Eliya | 19.9 mm Badulla | 22 of 24 | 4.8 |
| 3 OctModelled | 35.2°C Mannar | 12.5°C Nuwara Eliya | 21.9 mm Bandarawela | 23 of 24 | 7.2 |
| 2 OctModelled | 36.7°C Maha Illuppallama | 12.7°C Nuwara Eliya | 14.3 mm Nuwara Eliya | 24 of 24 | 3.9 |
| 1 OctModelled | 36.4°C Vavuniya | 13.5°C Nuwara Eliya | 14.1 mm Bandarawela | 23 of 24 | 3.1 |
Days before 27 October are modelled at the 24 stations from Open-Meteo’s historical archive (ERA5), not measured. Modelled temperatures run within a degree or two of the stations’; modelled rain is only a rough guide.
Top 12 of 1728 Octmm
Valid until 9.00 a.m., 29 Oct
Several spells of showers will occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts. Showers or thunder showers will occur at few places in Uva province and in Batticaloa and Ampara districts after 1.00 p.m. Mainly fair weather conditions are expected in other areas of the Island. Strong winds of about (30-40) kmph can be expected at times over Western slopes of the Central hills, Northern, North-central and North-western provinces and in Trincomalee and Hambantota Districts.
Districts: Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle, Matara, Ratnapura, Kegalle, Batticaloa, Ampara, Badulla, Monaragala, Hambantota, Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mannar, Vavuniya, Mullaitivu, Trincomalee, Kurunegala, Puttalam, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa
The very severe cyclonic storm “Arnab,” which was located over the west-central Bay of Bengal has crossed the coast of Andhra Pradesh, India.
Thundershowers accompanied with
Valid until 11.30 p.m., 28 Oct
Districts: Batticaloa, Ampara, Monaragala
Showers or thunder showers will occur at few places in Uva province and in Batticaloa and Ampara districts after 1.00 p.m. Strong winds of about (40-50) kmph can be expected at times over Western slopes of the Central hills, Northern, North-central and North-western provinces and in Trincomalee and Hambantota Districts.
Districts: Batticaloa, Ampara, Badulla, Monaragala, Hambantota, Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mannar, Vavuniya, Mullaitivu, Trincomalee, Kurunegala, Puttalam, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa
The very severe cyclonic storm “Arnab,” which was located over the west-central Bay of Bengal, is currently making landfall over the coast of Andhra Pradesh, India.
For Multiday Boats
Valid until 9.00 p.m., 28 Oct
Several spells of showers will occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts. Showers or thunder showers will occur at few places in Uva province and in Batticaloa and Ampara districts after 1.00 p.m. Strong winds of about (40-50) kmph can be expected at times over Western slopes of the Central hills, Northern, North-central and North-western provinces and in Trincomalee and Hambantota Districts.
Districts: Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle, Matara, Ratnapura, Kegalle, Batticaloa, Ampara, Badulla, Monaragala, Hambantota, Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mannar, Vavuniya, Mullaitivu, Trincomalee, Kurunegala, Puttalam, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa
The Very Severe Cyclonic Storm “Arnab” over West-central Bay of Bengal lay centered at 11.30 a.m. of today, the 27 October, 2026, near Latitude 16.0°N and Longitude 84.3°E about 820 km to the north-east of Kankasanthurai.
Thundershowers accompanied with
Valid until 11.30 p.m., 27 Oct
Districts: Batticaloa, Ampara
The Depression Bay of Bengal has intensified into a Deep Depression. Under the influence of this system, the raining condition is expected continue over the island during the next few days. Heavy falls above 100 mm are likely at some places in Northern, Western, Sabaragamuwa, North-western, Central and Southern provinces and in Anuradhapura district.
Valid until 5.30 a.m., 27 Oct
Districts: Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Kandy, Matale, Nuwara Eliya, Galle, Matara, Hambantota, Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mannar, Vavuniya, Mullaitivu, Kurunegala, Puttalam, Anuradhapura, Ratnapura, Kegalle
