Matara weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Matara is expected to be 29°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Matara, Sri Lanka for more weather parameters.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:03 on Wednesday 18th February 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for Sri Lanka (Matara) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Matara weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Matara for the next 5 days.

Matara weather for Wednesday 18th February 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Matara, Sri Lanka with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 42% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 10 kph from the north-east.

  • 29°C maximum temperature29
    °C maximum temperature
  • 24°C minimum temperature24
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 42% chance of some rain42
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 10 kph from the North-East10
    kph wind from NE

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Matara weather for Thursday 19th February 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Matara, Sri Lanka with a maximum temperature of 31°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 69% chance of some rain and little or no wind of 6 kph from the north-east.

  • 31°C maximum temperature31
    °C maximum temperature
  • 24°C minimum temperature24
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 8 (Very High)8
    UV index (Very High)
  • 69% chance of some rain69
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Little or no wind of 6 kph from the North-East6
    kph wind from NE

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Matara weather for Friday 20th February 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Matara, Sri Lanka with a maximum temperature of 31°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11+ (Extreme) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 91% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 10 kph from the east.

  • 31°C maximum temperature31
    °C maximum temperature
  • 24°C minimum temperature24
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme)11
    UV index (Extreme)
  • 91% chance of some rain91
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 10 kph from the East10
    kph wind from E

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Matara weather for Saturday 21st February 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Matara, Sri Lanka with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 68% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 7 kph from the south-east.

  • 30°C maximum temperature30
    °C maximum temperature
  • 24°C minimum temperature24
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 68% chance of some rain68
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 7 kph from the South-East7
    kph wind from SE

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Matara weather for Sunday 22nd February 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Matara, Sri Lanka with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 92% chance of some rain and little or no wind of 4 kph from the west.

  • 29°C maximum temperature29
    °C maximum temperature
  • 25°C minimum temperature25
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High)10
    UV index (Very High)
  • 92% chance of some rain92
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Little or no wind of 4 kph from the West4
    kph wind from W

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