Vakarai weather
The forecast for Vakarai (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.
Eastern Province, Sri Lanka8.13°N, 81.43°EAsia/Colombo (UTC+5:30)ECMWF: October 25 at 11:30 PM
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Next 48 hours (local time)
10-day forecast
- TodayOctober 26Heavy rain
21 mm · gusts 48 km/h27°C 25°C - TomorrowOctober 27Heavy rain
8 mm · gusts 29 km/h30°C 25°C - WednesdayOctober 28Rain
4 mm · gusts 29 km/h30°C 25°C - ThursdayOctober 29Rain
6 mm · gusts 21 km/h29°C 25°C - FridayOctober 30Rain
5 mm · gusts 8 km/h29°C 25°C - SaturdayOctober 31Light rain
1 mm · gusts 22 km/h29°C 25°C - SundayNovember 1Cloudy
0.2 mm · gusts 21 km/h29°C 24°C - MondayNovember 2Cloudy
2 mm · gusts 23 km/h30°C 25°C - TuesdayNovember 3Light rain
0.4 mm · gusts 24 km/h30°C 25°C - WednesdayNovember 4Rain
3 mm · gusts 23 km/h29°C 25°C
Over the next 10 days in Vakarai, temperatures will range from 24°C to 30°C, with 49 mm of rain or snow in total. Days with at least 1 mm of precipitation: 8. ECMWF model run from October 25 at 11:30 PM.
Vakarai wind forecast for 10 days
Windiest: today - average 22 km/h, gusts up to 48 km/h. Calmest: Thursday, October 29 - average 5 km/h. The wind blows most often from the west.
| Day | Wind | Gusts | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 22 km/h | 48 km/h | west |
| Tomorrow | 13 km/h | 29 km/h | west |
| Wed, 10/28 | 8 km/h | 29 km/h | southwest |
| Thu, 10/29 | 5 km/h | 21 km/h | south |
| Fri, 10/30 | 6 km/h | 8 km/h | west |
| Sat, 10/31 | 8 km/h | 22 km/h | north |
| Sun, 11/1 | 8 km/h | 21 km/h | southeast |
| Mon, 11/2 | 7 km/h | 23 km/h | northwest |
| Tue, 11/3 | 9 km/h | 24 km/h | south |
| Wed, 11/4 | 8 km/h | 23 km/h | northeast |
Climate through the year
In October, daytime temperatures here average 31°C and nights 24°C, with about 224 mm of rain over the month. The sea is around 29°C at that time. The warmest month is September (an average of 33°C by day), the coolest is January (28°C by day, 22°C at night). The wettest month is November (about 330 mm) and the driest is June (35 mm). The sea temperature ranges from about 27°C in January to 30°C in May.
| Month | Day | Night | Rain | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28°C | 22°C | 152 mm | 27°C |
| February | 29°C | 23°C | 112 mm | 28°C |
| March | 31°C | 23°C | 86 mm | 29°C |
| April | 32°C | 25°C | 121 mm | 30°C |
| May | 32°C | 25°C | 105 mm | 30°C |
| June | 32°C | 25°C | 35 mm | 30°C |
| July | 32°C | 25°C | 38 mm | 29°C |
| August | 33°C | 24°C | 50 mm | 29°C |
| September | 33°C | 24°C | 80 mm | 29°C |
| October | 31°C | 24°C | 224 mm | 29°C |
| November | 29°C | 24°C | 330 mm | 29°C |
| December | 28°C | 23°C | 330 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 Vakarai comes from the ECMWF model and is computed for the point 8.13°N, 81.43°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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