Bentota weather
The forecast for Bentota (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.
Southern Province, Sri Lanka6.43°N, 80°EAsia/Colombo (UTC+5:30)ECMWF: October 25 at 11:30 PM
A real measurement from an airport weather station (NOAA, METAR reports), updated every hour. The forecast next to it comes from a model. NOAA Aviation Weather Center
Next 48 hours (local time)
10-day forecast
- TodayOctober 26Heavy rain
45 mm · gusts 46 km/h27°C 26°C - TomorrowOctober 27Rain
24 mm · gusts 35 km/h28°C 25°C - WednesdayOctober 28Heavy rain
30 mm · gusts 36 km/h26°C 25°C - ThursdayOctober 29Rain
14 mm · gusts 28 km/h27°C 26°C - FridayOctober 30Light rain
3 mm · gusts 13 km/h29°C 25°C - SaturdayOctober 31Light rain
2 mm · gusts 19 km/h29°C 25°C - SundayNovember 1Light rain
0.3 mm · gusts 22 km/h28°C 24°C - MondayNovember 2Light rain
0.3 mm · gusts 25 km/h29°C 24°C - TuesdayNovember 3Cloudy
0.3 mm · gusts 21 km/h29°C 25°C - WednesdayNovember 4Mostly clear
0.1 mm · gusts 22 km/h29°C 24°C
Over the next 10 days in Bentota, temperatures will range from 24°C to 29°C, with 120 mm of rain or snow in total. Days with at least 1 mm of precipitation: 6. ECMWF model run from October 25 at 11:30 PM.
Bentota wind forecast for 10 days
Windiest: today - average 21 km/h, gusts up to 46 km/h. Calmest: Tuesday, November 3 - average 6 km/h. The wind blows most often from the southwest.
| Day | Wind | Gusts | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 21 km/h | 46 km/h | west |
| Tomorrow | 14 km/h | 35 km/h | southwest |
| Wed, 10/28 | 17 km/h | 36 km/h | southwest |
| Thu, 10/29 | 11 km/h | 28 km/h | southwest |
| Fri, 10/30 | 7 km/h | 13 km/h | southwest |
| Sat, 10/31 | 7 km/h | 19 km/h | northwest |
| Sun, 11/1 | 7 km/h | 22 km/h | southwest |
| Mon, 11/2 | 7 km/h | 25 km/h | west |
| Tue, 11/3 | 6 km/h | 21 km/h | west |
| Wed, 11/4 | 6 km/h | 22 km/h | northwest |
Climate through the year
In October, daytime temperatures here average 28°C and nights 25°C, with about 303 mm of rain over the month. The sea is around 28°C at that time. The warmest month is March (an average of 30°C by day), the coolest is July (28°C by day, 25°C at night). The wettest month is November (about 332 mm) and the driest is February (85 mm). The sea temperature ranges from about 27°C in January to 29°C in April.
| Month | Day | Night | Rain | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29°C | 23°C | 89 mm | 27°C |
| February | 30°C | 24°C | 85 mm | 28°C |
| March | 30°C | 25°C | 129 mm | 29°C |
| April | 29°C | 26°C | 239 mm | 29°C |
| May | 29°C | 26°C | 244 mm | 29°C |
| June | 28°C | 26°C | 155 mm | 28°C |
| July | 28°C | 25°C | 114 mm | 27°C |
| August | 28°C | 25°C | 135 mm | 27°C |
| September | 28°C | 25°C | 188 mm | 28°C |
| October | 28°C | 25°C | 303 mm | 28°C |
| November | 28°C | 25°C | 332 mm | 28°C |
| December | 28°C | 24°C | 192 mm | 28°C |
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 Bentota comes from the ECMWF model and is computed for the point 6.43°N, 80°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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