Weather in Sigiriya

Sri Lanka · Central Province · 7.9495, 80.7504

Today Now 1:28 AM

+75° Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast

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

Hourly forecast — Sigiriya
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Forecast in words

Today

Thunderstorm with hail throughout the day, high +88°, low +75°. Wind gusts reach 9 mph. Precipitation likely — up to 100%.

Tomorrow

Tomorrow high +88° and thunderstorm, nighttime low +75°, weather holds steady.

Week

Seven days ahead fall within +73°…+90°. Peak warmth: Wed, +90°. Coldest at night — Mon, +73°. Precipitation expected: Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon. Sunshine expected on 4 of seven days.

Week vs norm

Today 10/16 +88° as usual usually +87°
Tomorrow 10/17 +88° as usual usually +87°
Sun 10/18 +88° as usual usually +87°
Mon 10/19 +88° as usual usually +87°
Tue 10/20 +88° +1° usually +87°
Wed 10/21 +90° +3° usually +87°
Thu 10/22 +88° +1° usually +87°
Fri 10/23 +77° −10° usually +87°

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 +97° 1995
Cold record +72° 1991
Most precipitation 1.3 in 2019
Strongest gust 44 mph 2021

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

Climate in Sigiriya

Today is close to the norm for October.

Climate normals by month, Sigiriya
Month	Daytime / Nighttime	Average	Precipitation in
Jan	+82° / +69°	+74°	5.0
Feb	+84° / +69°	+76°	3.0
Mar	+89° / +71°	+79°	2.4
Apr	+91° / +74°	+81°	4.7
May	+90° / +76°	+82°	3.5
Jun	+89° / +76°	+81°	1.2
Jul	+89° / +75°	+81°	1.5
Aug	+90° / +75°	+81°	1.7
Sep	+90° / +74°	+81°	2.4
Oct	+87° / +73°	+79°	8.0
Nov	+84° / +71°	+76°	11.1
Dec	+82° / +70°	+75°	8.3

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

Astronomical data

Sunrise / sunset 5:54 AM | 5:50 PM

Moon 10:27 AM | 10:17 PM

Moon phase Waxing crescent 28%

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