Weather in Colombo

Sri Lanka · Western Province · 6.9355, 79.8487

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+79° Hail

Hourly forecast

Today10/16 Temperature°F Cloudiness Precipitation Windmph Wind gusts Humidity PressureinHg Dew point°F Visibilitymi UV index
Hourly forecast — Colombo

Forecast in words

Today

During the day thunderstorm with hail, up to +82°, at night around +79°. Wind gusts reach 9 mph. Precipitation chance reaches 100%.

Tomorrow

Tomorrow high +84° and hail, nighttime low +77°, weather holds steady.

Week

During the week the thermometer stays between +73°…+88°. Weekly maximum — +88° (Wed). Coldest night — Thu, around +73°. Days with precipitation — Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon, Tue, Thu.

Week vs norm

  1. Today 10/16 +82° −2° usually +85°
  2. Tomorrow 10/17 +84° as usual usually +85°
  3. Sun 10/18 +86° +1° usually +85°
  4. Mon 10/19 +86° +1° usually +85°
  5. Tue 10/20 +86° +1° usually +85°
  6. Wed 10/21 +88° +3° usually +85°
  7. Thu 10/22 +86° +1° usually +85°
  8. Fri 10/23 +73° −11° usually +85°

Difference between forecast daytime high and the 1991–2020 norm for this date.

This day, October 16

Today is cooler than usual for this date.

  • Heat record +86° 2023
  • Cold record +74° 1991
  • Most precipitation 3.4 in 2015
  • Strongest gust 35 mph 2021

Records for this calendar date, 1991-2024, ERA5 reanalysis.

Climate in Colombo

Today is about 3° colder than usual for October.

Climate normals by month, Colombo
Month Daytime / Nighttime Average Precipitation in
Jan +87° / +72° +79° 3.6
Feb +90° / +73° +81° 3.2
Mar +90° / +75° +82° 4.7
Apr +89° / +76° +81° 8.7
May +86° / +77° +81° 12.6
Jun +85° / +76° +80° 11.9
Jul +84° / +76° +80° 10.4
Aug +84° / +76° +79° 9.5
Sep +84° / +75° +79° 10.7
Oct +85° / +74° +79° 15.2
Nov +85° / +74° +78° 14.8
Dec +86° / +73° +78° 7.9

Climatic normals for 1991–2025 years from ERA5-Land reanalysis.

Astronomical data

Sunrise / sunset 5:57 AM | 5:54 PM
Moon 10:28 AM | 10:23 PM
Moon phase Waxing crescent 28%
Next solar eclipse
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