As of Tue, 27 Oct, 12:53 am (Sri Lanka time), the Yan Oya at Horowpothana was 7.6 ft, below the 19.7 ft alert level, and steady.
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In the next hour it should stay about the same (7.5–7.7 ft).
Learned from 11 months of readings and satellite rain. A guide, not a forecast.
This gauge’s forecasts: the next hour is typically off by about 0.1 ft; 24 hours ahead, by about 1.0 ft (last 30 days, 27 checks).
Flood warnings come mostly in December.
It’s October: usually a quieter month here, though heavy rain can still bring floods.
An amber heavy-rain advisory warns of falls above 100 mm in parts of the Northern, Western, Sabaragamuwa, North-western, Central and Southern provinces and Anuradhapura district; people are advised to be prepared.
Department of MeteorologyReading at 12:53 am · 3 min ago
7.6 ft
Next hour
Steady
Next 24 hours
No flooding expected today
Expected to stay below alert level for the next 24 hours.
Expected to stay below alert level for the next 24 hours.
Published as 2.32 m (alert 6.0 m, minor flood 7.5 m, major flood 10.5 m)
| In | Level | 80% range | At |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1h | 7.6 ft | 7.5 to 7.7 | 1:53 am |
| 3h | 7.6 ft | 7.4 to 8.0 | 3:53 am |
| 6h | 7.6 ft | 7.4 to 8.2 | 6:53 am |
| 12h | 7.5 ft | 7.4 to 8.8 | 12:53 pm |
| 24h | 7.5 ft | 6.5 to 10.4 | 12:53 am |
Satellite estimate of rain over the catchment: 3.0 mm in the last 6 hours, 77.7 mm in the last 24 hours (to 12:30 am). In this dry-zone area it often reads much higher than the gauges, so treat it as an upper figure. GSMaP data by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)