Ella and Nuwara-Eliya weather in early May (or late April)
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I'll be in Pasikudah May 1-9 (in Trincomalee before that) and wanted to visit Ella and Nuwara Eliya from there, or between Trincomalee and Pasikudah. However, looking at weather forecasts from different sources shows rains or thunderstorms are likely just about every day.
What does that translate to in practice? Are those rains throughout the day, or for short periods? Are the hiking paths good or do they turn into mud?
If early May is already bad, is late April much better?
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I'll be in Pasikudah May 1-9 (in Trincomalee before that) and wanted to visit Ella and Nuwara Eliya from there, or between Trincomalee and Pasikudah. However, looking at weather forecasts from different sources shows rains or thunderstorms are likely just about every day.
What does that translate to in practice? Are those rains throughout the day, or for short periods? Are the hiking paths good or do they turn into mud?
If early May is already bad, is late April much better?
weather-and-climate sri-lanka
edited Apr 20 at 23:20
JeopardyTempest
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asked Apr 20 at 8:12
Alexey Romanov
1906
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Don't rely on the symbols the usual weather forecast sites use. They will essentially always show a sun with thunderstorm symbol for all of the tropics... In the tropics you should generally always expect rain, but never for long.
– Sebastian
Apr 20 at 11:20
@Sebastian Are there more specific sites which do better?
– Alexey Romanov
Apr 20 at 11:24
Use www.yr.no for example or www.meteo.gov.lk
– Sebastian
Apr 20 at 11:27
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May is when the monsoon starts in Sri Lanka. I'm from India and we get the monsoon in June. And I can assure you that monsoon is a continuous deluge of rainfall. Especially the beginning of the monsoon.
– Ricketyship
Apr 20 at 18:14
2
And in case you are planning of hiking around (which I believe you are), please be sure to take into consideration leeches as well. The wet, cool tropical weather is a leech heaven.
– Ricketyship
Apr 20 at 18:24
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I'll be in Pasikudah May 1-9 (in Trincomalee before that) and wanted to visit Ella and Nuwara Eliya from there, or between Trincomalee and Pasikudah. However, looking at weather forecasts from different sources shows rains or thunderstorms are likely just about every day.
What does that translate to in practice? Are those rains throughout the day, or for short periods? Are the hiking paths good or do they turn into mud?
If early May is already bad, is late April much better?
weather-and-climate sri-lanka
edited Apr 20 at 23:20
JeopardyTempest
1788
asked Apr 20 at 8:12
Alexey Romanov
1906
I'll be in Pasikudah May 1-9 (in Trincomalee before that) and wanted to visit Ella and Nuwara Eliya from there, or between Trincomalee and Pasikudah. However, looking at weather forecasts from different sources shows rains or thunderstorms are likely just about every day.
What does that translate to in practice? Are those rains throughout the day, or for short periods? Are the hiking paths good or do they turn into mud?
If early May is already bad, is late April much better?
weather-and-climate sri-lanka
edited Apr 20 at 23:20
JeopardyTempest
1788
asked Apr 20 at 8:12
Alexey Romanov
1906
edited Apr 20 at 23:20
JeopardyTempest
1788
edited Apr 20 at 23:20
JeopardyTempest
1788
edited Apr 20 at 23:20
JeopardyTempest
1788
1788
asked Apr 20 at 8:12
Alexey Romanov
1906
asked Apr 20 at 8:12
Alexey Romanov
1906
asked Apr 20 at 8:12
Alexey Romanov
1906
1906
1
Don't rely on the symbols the usual weather forecast sites use. They will essentially always show a sun with thunderstorm symbol for all of the tropics... In the tropics you should generally always expect rain, but never for long.
– Sebastian
Apr 20 at 11:20
@Sebastian Are there more specific sites which do better?
– Alexey Romanov
Apr 20 at 11:24
Use www.yr.no for example or www.meteo.gov.lk
– Sebastian
Apr 20 at 11:27
2
May is when the monsoon starts in Sri Lanka. I'm from India and we get the monsoon in June. And I can assure you that monsoon is a continuous deluge of rainfall. Especially the beginning of the monsoon.
– Ricketyship
Apr 20 at 18:14
2
And in case you are planning of hiking around (which I believe you are), please be sure to take into consideration leeches as well. The wet, cool tropical weather is a leech heaven.
– Ricketyship
Apr 20 at 18:24
 |Â
show 1 more comment
1
Don't rely on the symbols the usual weather forecast sites use. They will essentially always show a sun with thunderstorm symbol for all of the tropics... In the tropics you should generally always expect rain, but never for long.
– Sebastian
Apr 20 at 11:20
@Sebastian Are there more specific sites which do better?
– Alexey Romanov
Apr 20 at 11:24
Use www.yr.no for example or www.meteo.gov.lk
– Sebastian
Apr 20 at 11:27
2
May is when the monsoon starts in Sri Lanka. I'm from India and we get the monsoon in June. And I can assure you that monsoon is a continuous deluge of rainfall. Especially the beginning of the monsoon.
– Ricketyship
Apr 20 at 18:14
2
And in case you are planning of hiking around (which I believe you are), please be sure to take into consideration leeches as well. The wet, cool tropical weather is a leech heaven.
– Ricketyship
Apr 20 at 18:24
1
1
Don't rely on the symbols the usual weather forecast sites use. They will essentially always show a sun with thunderstorm symbol for all of the tropics... In the tropics you should generally always expect rain, but never for long.
– Sebastian
Apr 20 at 11:20
Don't rely on the symbols the usual weather forecast sites use. They will essentially always show a sun with thunderstorm symbol for all of the tropics... In the tropics you should generally always expect rain, but never for long.
– Sebastian
Apr 20 at 11:20
@Sebastian Are there more specific sites which do better?
– Alexey Romanov
Apr 20 at 11:24
@Sebastian Are there more specific sites which do better?
– Alexey Romanov
Apr 20 at 11:24
Use www.yr.no for example or www.meteo.gov.lk
– Sebastian
Apr 20 at 11:27
Use www.yr.no for example or www.meteo.gov.lk
– Sebastian
Apr 20 at 11:27
2
2
May is when the monsoon starts in Sri Lanka. I'm from India and we get the monsoon in June. And I can assure you that monsoon is a continuous deluge of rainfall. Especially the beginning of the monsoon.
– Ricketyship
Apr 20 at 18:14
May is when the monsoon starts in Sri Lanka. I'm from India and we get the monsoon in June. And I can assure you that monsoon is a continuous deluge of rainfall. Especially the beginning of the monsoon.
– Ricketyship
Apr 20 at 18:14
2
2
And in case you are planning of hiking around (which I believe you are), please be sure to take into consideration leeches as well. The wet, cool tropical weather is a leech heaven.
– Ricketyship
Apr 20 at 18:24
And in case you are planning of hiking around (which I believe you are), please be sure to take into consideration leeches as well. The wet, cool tropical weather is a leech heaven.
– Ricketyship
Apr 20 at 18:24
 |Â
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Don't rely on the symbols the usual weather forecast sites use. They will essentially always show a sun with thunderstorm symbol for all of the tropics... In the tropics you should generally always expect rain, but never for long.
– Sebastian
Apr 20 at 11:20
@Sebastian Are there more specific sites which do better?
– Alexey Romanov
Apr 20 at 11:24
Use www.yr.no for example or www.meteo.gov.lk
– Sebastian
Apr 20 at 11:27
2
May is when the monsoon starts in Sri Lanka. I'm from India and we get the monsoon in June. And I can assure you that monsoon is a continuous deluge of rainfall. Especially the beginning of the monsoon.
– Ricketyship
Apr 20 at 18:14
2
And in case you are planning of hiking around (which I believe you are), please be sure to take into consideration leeches as well. The wet, cool tropical weather is a leech heaven.
– Ricketyship
Apr 20 at 18:24