Today's weather report for Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte
This report uses the forecast at Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (Sri Lanka). It describes one location, not a national average.
Forecast outlook: Rain showers. Forecast temperatures range from 24.3 to 29.8 °C. Wind speeds range from 1 to 3.8 m/s. Available precipitation intervals total 11 mm across 21 h. This covers part of the day.
Tomorrow's outlook
Forecast outlook: Rain showers. Forecast temperatures range from 23.6 to 28.9 °C. Wind speeds range from 1.3 to 5 m/s. Available precipitation intervals total 24.9 mm across 23 h. This covers part of the day.
Automatically summarised from the MET Norway forecast. These are forecasts, not observations; today's values cover the remaining available forecast. Times use Asia/Colombo.
Forecast for Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (Sri Lanka). Conditions elsewhere in the country can differ.
Current forecast · 02:30
25°CCloudy
Wind
2 m/s
Precipitation
0.0 mm / 1 h
Humidity
98 %
Daily forecast
Updated 9 Oct 00:48
Daily weather for Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte. Low and high temperatures cover the available forecast period. Temperature: Celsius (°C); precipitation: millimeters (mm); wind: meters per second (m/s).
Daily weather for Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte. Low and high temperatures cover the available forecast period. Temperature: Celsius (°C); precipitation: millimeters (mm); wind: meters per second (m/s).
Day
Conditions
High / Low
Precipitation
Wind
TodayPartial day
Rain showers
30°C / 24°C
11.0 mm *
4 m/s
TomorrowPartial day
Rain showers
29°C / 24°C
24.9 mm *
5 m/s
Sun 11 OctPartial day
Rain
29°C / 24°C
12.5 mm *
4 m/s
Mon 12 OctPartial day
Rain showers
29°C / 23°C
7.7 mm *
2 m/s
Tue 13 OctPartial day
Rain showers
30°C / 24°C
4.6 mm *
2 m/s
Wed 14 OctPartial day
Rain showers
29°C / 24°C
5.5 mm *
2 m/s
Thu 15 OctPartial day
Rain showers
29°C / 25°C
5.0 mm *
2 m/s
Fri 16 OctPartial day
Rain showers
29°C / 25°C
6.4 mm *
2 m/s
Sat 17 OctPartial day
Rain
28°C / 24°C
3.5 mm *
3 m/s
Sun 18 OctPartial day
Conditions unavailable
25°C / 25°C
— mm *
1 m/s
* Partial totals exclude intervals that cross local midnight. Compare the original time intervals in the hourly forecast. Forecasts become less certain further ahead. Check again closer to your plans.
Hour by hour
Hourly weather for Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, in local time. Temperature: Celsius (°C); precipitation: millimeters (mm); wind: meters per second (m/s).
Hourly weather for Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, in local time. Temperature: Celsius (°C); precipitation: millimeters (mm); wind: meters per second (m/s).
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