Anuradhapura weather
The forecast for Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka) for the next 10 days in local time: every 3 hours for the first 6 days, then every 6 hours. See when it will rain, how hard the wind will blow and how warm it will get.
North Central Province, Sri Lanka8.31°N, 80.41°EAsia/Colombo (UTC+5:30)ECMWF: October 26 at 05:30 AM
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Next 48 hours (local time)
10-day forecast
- TodayOctober 26Heavy rain
25 mm · gusts 30 km/h25°C 24°C - TomorrowOctober 27Light rain
3 mm · gusts 35 km/h29°C 23°C - WednesdayOctober 28Rain
4 mm · gusts 46 km/h28°C 24°C - ThursdayOctober 29Light rain
2 mm · gusts 42 km/h30°C 24°C - FridayOctober 30Light rain
0.6 mm · gusts 18 km/h31°C 24°C - SaturdayOctober 31Mostly clear
0.6 mm · gusts 5 km/h32°C 23°C - SundayNovember 1Mostly clear
gusts 19 km/h30°C 23°C - MondayNovember 2Cloudy
0.1 mm · gusts 22 km/h30°C 22°C - TuesdayNovember 3Rain
3 mm · gusts 34 km/h30°C 23°C - WednesdayNovember 4Light rain
0.3 mm · gusts 30 km/h30°C 23°C
Over the next 10 days in Anuradhapura, temperatures will range from 22°C to 32°C, with 38 mm of rain or snow in total. Days with at least 1 mm of precipitation: 5. ECMWF model run from October 26 at 05:30 AM.
Anuradhapura wind forecast for 10 days
Windiest: Wednesday, October 28 - average 20 km/h, gusts up to 46 km/h. Calmest: Sunday, November 1 - average 4 km/h. The wind blows most often from the southwest.
| Day | Wind | Gusts | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 10 km/h | 30 km/h | west |
| Tomorrow | 14 km/h | 35 km/h | southwest |
| Wed, 10/28 | 20 km/h | 46 km/h | southwest |
| Thu, 10/29 | 17 km/h | 42 km/h | southwest |
| Fri, 10/30 | 12 km/h | 18 km/h | southwest |
| Sat, 10/31 | 4 km/h | 5 km/h | southwest |
| Sun, 11/1 | 4 km/h | 19 km/h | south |
| Mon, 11/2 | 6 km/h | 22 km/h | southwest |
| Tue, 11/3 | 9 km/h | 34 km/h | southwest |
| Wed, 11/4 | 9 km/h | 30 km/h | southwest |
Climate through the year
In October, daytime temperatures here average 31°C and nights 23°C, with about 222 mm of rain over the month. The warmest month is April (an average of 34°C by day), the coolest is December (28°C by day, 22°C at night). The wettest month is November (about 280 mm) and the driest is June (24 mm).
| Month | Day | Night | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28°C | 20°C | 90 mm |
| February | 30°C | 20°C | 68 mm |
| March | 33°C | 21°C | 68 mm |
| April | 34°C | 24°C | 118 mm |
| May | 32°C | 24°C | 98 mm |
| June | 32°C | 24°C | 24 mm |
| July | 32°C | 24°C | 29 mm |
| August | 32°C | 24°C | 52 mm |
| September | 32°C | 24°C | 74 mm |
| October | 31°C | 23°C | 222 mm |
| November | 29°C | 22°C | 280 mm |
| December | 28°C | 22°C | 241 mm |
Long-term averages from NASA POWER data (MERRA-2, 2001-2020 reanalysis, CC BY 4.0). Sea temperature is the average water surface temperature at the nearest grid point over the sea. This is climate, not a forecast for a specific day. NASA POWER
The forecast for Anuradhapura comes from the ECMWF model and is computed for the point 8.31°N, 80.41°E. Temperature is measured 2 m above the ground, wind at 10 m. Gusts are the strongest bursts of wind within each 3-hour period.
Source: ECMWF IFS model (CC BY 4.0), data modified. A forecast is a model result, not a measurement. ECMWF
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