Puttalam weather

The forecast for Puttalam (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 Western Province, Sri Lanka8.04°N, 79.83°EAsia/Colombo (UTC+5:30)ECMWF: October 25 at 11:30 PM

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10-day forecast

  1. TodayOctober 26Heavy rain
    26 mm · gusts 33 km/h    27°C 26°C
  2. TomorrowOctober 27Light rain
    3 mm · gusts 39 km/h    29°C 25°C
  3. WednesdayOctober 28Rain
    19 mm · gusts 43 km/h    27°C 25°C
  4. ThursdayOctober 29Light rain
    4 mm · gusts 39 km/h    29°C 26°C
  5. FridayOctober 30Light rain
    0.9 mm · gusts 17 km/h    30°C 25°C
  6. SaturdayOctober 31Light rain
    0.7 mm · gusts 15 km/h    29°C 24°C
  7. SundayNovember 1Cloudy
    0.1 mm · gusts 23 km/h    29°C 24°C
  8. MondayNovember 2Cloudy
    0.3 mm · gusts 27 km/h    29°C 25°C
  9. TuesdayNovember 3Mostly clear
    1 mm · gusts 28 km/h    30°C 26°C
  10. WednesdayNovember 4Light rain
    0.9 mm · gusts 21 km/h    29°C 25°C

Over the next 10 days in Puttalam, temperatures will range from 24°C to 30°C, with 56 mm of rain or snow in total. Days with at least 1 mm of precipitation: 5. ECMWF model run from October 25 at 11:30 PM.

Puttalam wind forecast for 10 days

Windiest: Wednesday, October 28 - average 23 km/h, gusts up to 43 km/h. Calmest: Sunday, November 1 - average 6 km/h. The wind blows most often from the southwest.

DayWindGustsDirection
Today12 km/h33 km/h northwest
Tomorrow16 km/h39 km/h southwest
Wed, 10/2823 km/h43 km/h southwest
Thu, 10/2918 km/h39 km/h southwest
Fri, 10/3013 km/h17 km/h southwest
Sat, 10/317 km/h15 km/h northwest
Sun, 11/16 km/h23 km/h west
Mon, 11/212 km/h27 km/h southwest
Tue, 11/312 km/h28 km/h southwest
Wed, 11/410 km/h21 km/h southwest

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Climate through the year

In October, daytime temperatures here average 30°C and nights 25°C, with about 228 mm of rain over the month. The sea is around 28°C at that time. The warmest month is March (an average of 33°C by day), the coolest is December (28°C by day, 23°C at night). The wettest month is November (about 248 mm) and the driest is July (34 mm). The sea temperature ranges from about 28°C in January to 30°C in April.

MonthDayNightRainSea
January29°C22°C56 mm28°C
February31°C22°C46 mm28°C
March33°C24°C77 mm30°C
April32°C26°C145 mm30°C
May30°C26°C109 mm30°C
June30°C26°C44 mm29°C
July30°C25°C34 mm28°C
August30°C25°C51 mm28°C
September30°C25°C87 mm28°C
October30°C25°C228 mm28°C
November29°C24°C248 mm29°C
December28°C23°C168 mm28°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 Puttalam comes from the ECMWF model and is computed for the point 8.04°N, 79.83°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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