Weather in Koggala

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 7:10 am (GMT+5:30)

Now · heavy drizzle 79 °F

Feels like: 88 °F
Low / high: 77 / 83 °F
Rain: 96% · 0.65 in
Wind: 6 mph W

↗ 29.90 inHg · rising

Today in Koggala: light showers, 77 °F to 83 °F, with a 96% chance of rain (0.65 in) and a light breeze from the west (6 mph). Tomorrow, drizzle, 75 °F to 85 °F and a 63% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Saturday 31, at 87 °F.

Temperatures for the next 14 days

83° 77°
Today
85° 75°
Fri 30
87° 75°
Sat 31
85° 73°
Sun 1
86° 75°
Mon 2
83° 76°
Tue 3
85° 74°
Wed 4
86° 73°
Thu 5
84° 73°
Fri 6
85° 73°
Sat 7
83° 73°
Sun 8
85° 73°
Mon 9
83° 73°
Tue 10
85° 73°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Light showers	77 / 83 °F	96% · 0.65 in	11 mph WSW	5.5 ft	3:38 am · 3:45 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Drizzle	75 / 85 °F	63% · 0.14 in	9 mph W	5.3 ft	4:10 am · 4:18 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Drizzle	75 / 87 °F	100% · 0.14 in	8 mph NW	4.6 ft	4:43 am · 4:58 pm	ECMWF
Sun 1	Light drizzle	73 / 85 °F	82% · 0.07 in	7 mph W	3.7 ft	5:21 am · 6:00 pm	ECMWF
Mon 2	Light drizzle	75 / 86 °F	45% · 0.04 in	10 mph W	3.5 ft	6:16 am · 9:39 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Drizzle	76 / 83 °F	69% · 0.15 in	8 mph WSW	4.1 ft	9:17 am · 11:31 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Light showers	74 / 85 °F	80% · 0.38 in	6 mph NNE	4.1 ft	11:10 am	ECMWF
Thu 5	Light showers	73 / 86 °F	86% · 0.38 in	6 mph NE	3.8 ft	12:06 am · 12:00 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Light showers	73 / 84 °F	92% · 0.43 in	7 mph NE	3.6 ft	12:35 am · 12:38 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Drizzle	73 / 85 °F	92% · 0.19 in	6 mph NW	3.5 ft	1:03 am · 1:11 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Drizzle	73 / 83 °F	98% · 0.21 in	7 mph NW	—	1:31 am · 1:42 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Drizzle	73 / 85 °F	92% · 0.17 in	5 mph S	—	1:58 am · 2:11 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Light drizzle	73 / 83 °F	92% · 0.14 in	6 mph SE	—	2:25 am · 2:39 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Drizzle	73 / 85 °F	82% · 0.28 in	7 mph WNW	—	2:51 am · 3:06 pm	ECMWF

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Heavy drizzle	Drizzle	Light showers	Heavy drizzle	Light drizzle	Light drizzle
Temperature	81°	78°	78°	80°	82°	82°	77°	77°
Chance of rain	80%	89%	93%	89%	95%	96%	73%	30%
Rain	0.01 in	0.01 in	0.04 in	0.03 in	0.06 in	0.05 in	0.02 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	7 WSW	6 W	6 W	8 WSW	11 SW	7 W	5 W	3 WNW
Humidity	82%	89%	90%	87%	81%	83%	96%	96%
UV	0	0	0	4	4	1	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on rain today: take it with some caution.

What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	83°	85°	87°	85°	86°	83°	85°
AIFS	85°	88°	87°	86°	86°	87°	87°
GFS	84°	88°	89°	88°	87°	88°	89°
ICON	84°	88°	89°	87°	88°	89°	88°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	medium	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0.65 in	0.14 in	0.14 in	0.07 in	0.04 in	0.15 in	0.38 in
AIFS	0.24 in	0.17 in	0.35 in	0.14 in	0.33 in	0.40 in	0.35 in
GFS	0.54 in	0	0.03 in	0.05 in	0.00 in	0	0
ICON	0.44 in	0.01 in	0.21 in	0	0	0.05 in	0.01 in
Confidence	medium	medium	medium	medium	medium	medium	low

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	1121	919	817	716	1019	817	615
AIFS	10	7	2	5	5	3	3
GFS	815	912	912	89	810	810	78
ICON	717	818	514	515	614	615	615
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	96%	63%	100%	82%	45%	69%	80%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	100%	6%	19%	42%	45%	29%	45%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer and normal rain.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit above +1.3 °F	A bit below −34%	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +1.4 °F	Normal	86° / 75°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +1.4 °F	A bit above +22%	86° / 75°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +1.6 °F	A bit above +28%	86° / 75°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	A bit above +1.8 °F	A bit above +26%
December	A bit above +2.3 °F	A bit above +30%
January	Above +2.9 °F	Normal
February	Above +3.4 °F	A bit below −29%
March	Above +3.8 °F	A bit below −37%

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give. The long-range sea temperature isn't usable at this spot (the model's grid cell falls on land).

Koggala climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Koggala is from January to February: highs of 86 °F, about 7 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

Tropical cyclones rarely pass near Koggala: one within 93 mi in the last 30 years (1996–2025), Ockhi, in November 2017.

85° 73°

JanJ
86° 74°

FebF
88° 75°

MarM
87° 76°

AprA
86° 78°

MayM
85° 78°

JunJ
84° 77°

JulJ
84° 77°

AugA
84° 77°

SepS
85° 76°

OctO
85° 75°

NovN
85° 74°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	85°	73°	4.36 in	7	7.1	82°	3.5 ft
FebruaryFeb	86°	74°	4.29 in	7	7.6	83°	3.4 ft
MarchMar	88°	75°	5.83 in	9	8.0	84°	3.5 ft
AprilApr	87°	76°	9.54 in	17	7.0	85°	4.3 ft
MayMay	86°	78°	12.75 in	17	6.0	84°	5.9 ft
JuneJun	85°	78°	8.99 in	14	5.9	83°	6.9 ft
JulyJul	84°	77°	7.35 in	11	5.9	82°	7.0 ft
AugustAug	84°	77°	8.18 in	12	6.2	82°	6.7 ft
SeptemberSep	84°	77°	10.74 in	15	6.0	82°	6.1 ft
OctoberOct	85°	76°	14.90 in	19	5.7	83°	5.2 ft
NovemberNov	85°	75°	14.74 in	21	5.8	83°	4.1 ft
DecemberDec	85°	74°	8.30 in	15	6.0	83°	3.7 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	82°	3.5 ft
Feb	83°	3.4 ft
Mar	84°	3.5 ft
Apr	85°	4.3 ft
May	84°	5.9 ft
Jun	83°	6.9 ft
Jul	82°	7.0 ft
Aug	82°	6.7 ft
Sep	82°	6.1 ft
Oct	83°	5.2 ft
Nov	83°	4.1 ft
Dec	83°	3.7 ft

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 109.96 in of rain on about 164 days and about 2,350 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now79 °Ffeels like 88 °F

Tomorrow75 / 85 °F

It's 79 °F now (feels like 88 °F). Today, 77 °F to 83 °F; tomorrow, 75 °F to 85 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 96% 0.65 in
Fri 30 63% 0.14 in
Sat 31 100% 0.14 in
Sun 1 82% 0.07 in
Mon 2 45% 0.04 in
Tue 3 69% 0.15 in
Wed 4 80% 0.38 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 96%, with 0.65 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 63% and 0.14 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.41 in; last 3 days, 2.89 in; last 7 days, 6.89 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity90%

Dew point76 °F

Humidity is 90% now and the dew point is 76 °F. With a dew point this high, it feels muggy. The temperature is very close to the dew point: fog may form.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now5.3 mimoderate

Clouds69%

Visibility is moderate now (5.3 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now2

Today's peak6moderate

Fri 30: 10 · Sat 31: 10 · Sun 1: 9

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising · now Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.8029.9030.00 29.96

Rising now (+0.07 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.04 inHg. Rising pressure: anglers say fish bite less for a while. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 36

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 28	Heavy drizzle	78 / 85 °F	0.40 in	14 mph WSW
Tue 27	Showers	75 / 80 °F	1.02 in	11 mph WSW
Mon 26	Showers	76 / 79 °F	1.69 in	14 mph WSW
Sun 25	Showers	77 / 84 °F	1.58 in	11 mph WSW
Sat 24	Drizzle	75 / 88 °F	0.19 in	13 mph W
Fri 23	Light showers	76 / 84 °F	0.34 in	11 mph W
Thu 22	Showers	76 / 80 °F	1.76 in	10 mph W

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Showers	78 / 83 °F	1.22 in	9 mph W
Tue 20	Drizzle	78 / 89 °F	0.08 in	11 mph WNW
Mon 19	Light drizzle	77 / 88 °F	0.04 in	11 mph W
Sun 18	Light showers	76 / 89 °F	0.35 in	7 mph NW
Sat 17	Light drizzle	75 / 87 °F	0.11 in	9 mph WNW
Fri 16	Heavy drizzle	76 / 86 °F	0.52 in	8 mph SW
Thu 15	Showers	76 / 83 °F	1.39 in	10 mph SSW
Wed 14	Showers	76 / 84 °F	0.83 in	5 mph E
Tue 13	Drizzle	75 / 88 °F	0.11 in	7 mph NNW
Mon 12	Showers	74 / 90 °F	0.78 in	6 mph NNE
Sun 11	Light showers	74 / 86 °F	0.41 in	8 mph NNE
Sat 10	Drizzle	75 / 86 °F	0.33 in	8 mph WNW
Fri 9	Light showers	75 / 87 °F	0.22 in	6 mph ENE
Thu 8	Showers	76 / 85 °F	0.66 in	9 mph E
Wed 7	Light drizzle	76 / 88 °F	0.12 in	7 mph E
Tue 6	Drizzle	76 / 91 °F	0.24 in	7 mph NNW
Mon 5	Drizzle	76 / 89 °F	0.15 in	9 mph WNW
Sun 4	Light drizzle	77 / 87 °F	0.02 in	7 mph NW
Sat 3	Light drizzle	74 / 88 °F	0.01 in	8 mph W
Fri 2	Drizzle	76 / 87 °F	0.15 in	6 mph WNW
Thu 1	Light showers	78 / 87 °F	0.35 in	8 mph WNW
Wed 30	Light drizzle	78 / 88 °F	0.04 in	13 mph W
Tue 29	Light drizzle	78 / 89 °F	0.01 in	13 mph W

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in KoggalaQuestions

What's the weather like today in Koggala?

Light showers, from 77 °F to 83 °F, with a light breeze from the west (6 mph) and a 96% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Koggala?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 63% (0.14 in): drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 73 °F and a high of 87 °F; the warmest day, Saturday 31.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 6 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.90 inHg and rising: +0.04 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Koggala?

The best time to visit Koggala is from January to February: highs of 86 °F, about 7 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Koggala in October?

In October, Koggala normally sees highs of 85 °F and lows of 76 °F, with about 19 rainy days (14.90 in for the month) and 6 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 83 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Koggala?

The warmest is March, with average highs of 88 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 73 °F. The wettest is October (14.90 in) and the driest, February.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 12 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 7:10 am (local time).

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