Colombo

Weather in Colombo, live

The weather over Colombo as it is measured right now, from radar and the airport reports at Colombo/Ratmalana Arpt and Katunayake/Bandaranaike Intl, beside the forecast model’s temperature and wind. Each layer says which it is.

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Right now · as of

  • VCBI Katunayake/Bandaranaike Intl, 28 km: 28 °C, wind variable at 1 kt, visibility 6+ miles · VFR · 55 minutes ago
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What the map shows over Colombo

  • Rain radarMeasuredColombo is inside RainViewer’s radar coverage. Frames every 10 minutes for the last 2 hours.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • LightningMeasuredNot covered: NOAA’s lightning layer reaches only the Americas and the Pacific.About this layer
  • Temperature mapForecast modelNOAA’s GFS model on a 0.25° grid, points about 25 km apart: the forecast for now, not a thermometer reading.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • Wind mapForecast modelWind 10 metres up from the same model, so it smooths over streets and hills.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • Severe weather alertsOfficial warningsSevere and extreme warnings that the national weather service shares with the WMO.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • Airport weather (METAR)MeasuredThe latest reports from Colombo/Ratmalana Arpt (VCCC), 13 km away and Katunayake/Bandaranaike Intl (VCBI), 28 km away, usually every hour.Open on the mapAbout this layer

Good to know

  • Radar, lightning and airport reports are measurements. Temperature and wind are a forecast model’s values for the nearest hour, which can differ from what a thermometer in Colombo reads.
  • Radar detail stops at about zoom 7 and lightning at zoom 8, so the weather of a single street isn’t resolved.
  • For a picture of conditions, not for safety decisions: follow the warnings of your local weather service.

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