Polonnaruwa

North Central Province, Sri Lanka · 60 m · Sun 25 Oct, 08:46 GMT+5:30GFS run 18 UTC · 3 days old (older run)
27°
OvercastFeels like 30°Today 25° – 29°
Sun 08:30· nowor click any hour below

Cloudy this morning, dry. Cloudy and warm tonight, 25°. Tomorrow showery, about as warm, up to 30°.

Right now

model value for 08:30, not a measurement
Wind4 m/s WSW
Gusts11 m/s
Humidity75 %
Pressure1011 hPa ↘
Cloud cover99 %
Visibility24 km
UV index (CAMS)—
Air (US AQI, CAMS)—
Sun 36° above the horizon · sunrise 05:53 · sunset 17:46
Alerts for Polonnaruwa are out of date: we can’t confirm there are none right now.See all alerts ›
UmbrellaYes, from Mon 07:30Rain until Mon 07:30, 0.1 mm in all
Kite window14:30 – 16:30Wind 5–5 m/s, gusts under 11
Longest dry spell69 h from Tue 20:30Dry until Fri 17:30
TonightLow 25° at 04:30Cloudy, breezy; no frost

Next 24 hours

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hourly steps · GFS 18 UTC
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nowtemperature
TemperatureFeels likeWind m/sGustsRain mmClouds %
Sun 08:30 · Overcast27°, feels like 30°
Wind 4 m/s from WSW, gusts 11 · dryClouds 99 % · humidity 75 %
Kite flying: GoodGusty, 11 m/s

Sun height

Sun 25 Oct · computed from the coordinatesUV not in the CAMS run for 08:30
Sun 25 Oct21 June, longest day21 December, shortest daythe disc shows the chosen hour
civil twilightnauticalastronomicalnight60°30°0°−18°21 Jun · 74.4°21 Dec · 58.6°↑ 05:53↓ 17:4608:30 · 36.4°000306091215182124
Sunrise05:53
Sunset17:46
Daylight11 h 53 minas long as the day before
Highest69.9°at 11:45
Civil dawn · dusk05:32 · 18:07

Moon

from the coordinates
99 %Waxing gibbouslit now, Sun 08:46Moonrise 17:01Moonset 04:48
Next phases
Full moonMon 26 Octin 1 day
Last quarterMon 2 Novin 8 days
New moonMon 9 Novin 15 days
First quarterTue 17 Novin 23 days

Outdoor planner

The next 24 hours rated for six activities by fixed rules from this forecast, not by AI
How we rate ›
Planner rules, per hour. Avoid: thunder; gusts from 17 m/s (kite 15, picnic 14); rain from 1.0 mm (kite, laundry, picnic, car wash: any rain; laundry also rain within 3 h). Poor: storms due within 2 h (kite 3 h); dark (sun below −6°) or after sunset; light rain; strong gusts; humid air (laundry 85 % and up); chilly (picnic under 12°); rain within 12 h (car wash). Excellent: running 8°–18° with wind under 7 and Good air; cycling 10°–24° with wind under 6; kite wind 4–8 with gusts under 11; laundry humidity under 70 % with a breeze; picnic 16° and up with wind under 6. Anything else: Good.
You are here (now)Kite flying, hour by hour · click a block
now11:3014:3017:3020:3023:3002:3005:30
ExcellentGoodPoorAvoidNo air quality model for this place
Best timeSun 14:30 – 16:30Excellent · Steady 5 m/s, gusts 11
AvoidFrom Mon 07:30Rain
At Sun 08:30GoodGusty, 11 m/s

Air quality

US AQI · CAMS model

No CAMS air-quality run covers this place right now.

12 days

click a day for its details · high / low · rain
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12-day outlook

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Click a tile to light up those days. Sun 25 Oct – Thu 5 Nov come from GFS alone: a trend, not a promise.

Sunday 25 Oct

Today
29° / 25°Overcast
RainDryStrongest gust13 m/sSunrise · sunset05:53 · 17:46Moon at noon99 % · waxing gibbous
GFS only: no comparisonSee its hours ›

Do the models agree?

daily high, °C
GFSICON (no run here)ECMWF (no run here)spread
28°32°35°SuMoTuWeThFrSaSuMoTuOnly GFS reaches this place and these days: no other model to compare with.

Rain radar

observed
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Places nearby

now · within 25 km
27°Yoda Ela Block B15 km27°Yakkure14 km27°Winsar Park15 km27°Wiharagama20 km
About this forecastNOAA GFS · run Wed 18 UTC · grid point 6.7 km away, model height 67 m (real 60 m) · values of the nearest grid point, nothing filled in · model forecast, not an observation
Model
NOAA GFS, 0.25° global grid
Model run
Wed 21 Oct, 23:30 GMT+5:30 (3 days ago)
Covers until
Thu 05 Nov, 23:30 GMT+5:30
Grid point used
8.00° N, 81.00° E — 6.7 km from Polonnaruwa, model terrain height 67 m
Air quality and UV
not available here
Compared with
no other model reaches this place
Method
Values of the nearest model grid point; nothing is interpolated or filled in. Sun and moon computed from the coordinates.

Polonnaruwa

North Central Province · 60 m · Sun 25 Oct, 08:46 GMT+5:30
GFS run 18 UTC · 3 days old (older run)
27°
OvercastFeels like 30°Today 25° – 29°
Sun 08:30· now

Cloudy this morning, dry. Cloudy and warm tonight, 25°. Tomorrow showery, about as warm, up to 30°.

Wind4 WSWGusts11 m/sRaindryAir (AQI)—
Alerts for Polonnaruwa are out of date: we can’t confirm there are none right now.See all alerts ›
UmbrellaYes, from Mon 07:30until Mon 07:30, 0.1 mm
Kite windowToday 14:30–16:30wind 5 m/s
Dry spell69 h from Tue 20:30until Fri 17:30
TonightLow 25° at 04:30cloudy, no frost

Next 24 hours

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Temperature, 24° to 31° · hourly GFS steps
Rows: time · sky · °C · feels like · wind m/s · gusts (orange from 14) · rain mm · clouds %. Shaded: night.
Sun 08:30 · Overcast27°, feels like 30°
Kite flying: GoodGusty, 11 m/s
Wind4 m/s WSWGusts11 m/sHumidity75 %Pressure1011 hPa ↘Clouds99 %Visibility24 kmUV (CAMS)—US AQI—
model value for 08:30, not a measurement

Sun height

Sun 25 Oct
UV not in the CAMS run for 08:30
Sun 25 Oct21 June21 December
twilight and night60°30°0°21 Jun 74.4°21 Dec 58.6°↑05:53↓17:4608:30 · 36.4°0006121824
Sunrise · sunset05:53 · 17:46
Daylight11 h 53 min
Highest69.9° at 11:45
Civil dawn · dusk05:32 · 18:07

Outdoor planner

next 24 h, rated by fixed rules from this forecast
How we rate ›
Planner rules, per hour. Avoid: thunder; gusts from 17 m/s (kite 15, picnic 14); rain from 1.0 mm (kite, laundry, picnic, car wash: any rain; laundry also rain within 3 h). Poor: storms due within 2 h (kite 3 h); dark (sun below −6°) or after sunset; light rain; strong gusts; humid air (laundry 85 % and up); chilly (picnic under 12°); rain within 12 h (car wash). Excellent: running 8°–18° with wind under 7 and Good air; cycling 10°–24° with wind under 6; kite wind 4–8 with gusts under 11; laundry humidity under 70 % with a breeze; picnic 16° and up with wind under 6. Anything else: Good.
You are hereKite flying, hour by hour
now14:3020:3002:30
ExcellentGoodPoorAvoid
Best timeSun 14:30 – 16:30Excellent · Steady 5 m/s, gusts 11
AvoidFrom Mon 07:30Rain
At Sun 08:30GoodGusty, 11 m/s

Air quality

US AQI · CAMS model

No CAMS air-quality run covers this place right now.

Moon

from the coordinates
99 %Waxing gibbouslit now, Sun 08:46Rise 17:01 · set 04:48
Next phases
Full moonMon 26 Octin 1 day
Last quarterMon 2 Novin 8 days
New moonMon 9 Novin 15 days
First quarterTue 17 Novin 23 days

12 days

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Sunday 25 Oct · TodayOvercast
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RainDryGusts13Sun ↑ ↓05:53 17:46Moon99 %
GFS only: no comparisonIts hours ›

12-day outlook

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12days
Tap a tile to light up those days above. Sun 25 Oct – Thu 5 Nov come from GFS alone: a trend.

Do the models agree?

daily high
GFSICONECMWFspread
28°32°35°SuMoTuWeThFrSaSuMoTuOnly GFS reaches this place and these days: no other model to compare with.

Rain radar

observed
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Places nearby

now · within 25 km
27°Yoda Ela Block B15 km27°Yakkure14 km27°Winsar Park15 km27°Wiharagama20 km
About this forecastNOAA GFS, run Wed 18 UTC · model forecast, not an observation
Model
NOAA GFS, 0.25° global grid
Model run
Wed 21 Oct, 23:30 GMT+5:30 (3 days ago)
Covers until
Thu 05 Nov, 23:30 GMT+5:30
Grid point used
8.00° N, 81.00° E — 6.7 km from Polonnaruwa, model terrain height 67 m
Air quality and UV
not available here
Compared with
no other model reaches this place
Method
Values of the nearest model grid point; nothing is interpolated or filled in. Sun and moon computed from the coordinates.