current weather for Jaffna (Sri Lanka)
Jaffna is located near Valvedditturai at 15mi↑, Point Pedro at 18mi↑, Kilinochchi at 33mi↑, Mannar at 48mi↑, Vedaraniyam at 49mi↑,
Elevation : 26ft
currently : 82°F overcast at Jaffna
The current temperature is 82°F, the felt temperature is 86°F.
Wind direction from South with a speed of 19mph with gusts at 23mph.
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 79 %.
Pressure is 30inHg.
weather last updated 892 minutes
Sun rises in 11h16 and the sun is setting in 22h9. The duration of the night is 13h06.
For more details on weather observations and short-term forecasts, see the aeronautical weather provided by Jaffna airport.
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Weather forecast for Jaffna (Sri Lanka)
Today Saturday, October 17, 2026
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening.
the temperature will range from 82°F to 84°F
wind speed up to 22mph
7h
82°F
Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 79 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 18mph with gusts at 23mph
10h
82°F
Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 78 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 16mph with gusts at 20mph
13h
83°F
Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 76 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 14mph with gusts at 16mph
16h
84°F
Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 74 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 12mph with gusts at 14mph
19h
83°F
Broken clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 78 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 10mph with gusts at 12mph
22h
82°F
Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 79 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 10mph with gusts at 13mph
Sunday, October 18, 2026
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night, there will be nightly rain and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening. 0in rain in 24h.
the temperature will range from 81°F to 84°F
wind speed up to 12mph
1h
81°F
Light rain
0.1in of rain
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 84 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 9mph with gusts at 12mph
4h
82°F
Light rain
0.1in of rain
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 81 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 9mph with gusts at 11mph
7h
82°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 81 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 10mph with gusts at 12mph
10h
84°F
Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 74 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 11mph with gusts at 12mph
13h
85°F
Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 73 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 11mph with gusts at 11mph
16h
85°F
Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 73 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 10mph with gusts at 9mph
19h
83°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 78 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 8mph with gusts at 9mph
22h
83°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 80 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 8mph with gusts at 10mph
Monday, October 19, 2026
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night, there will be nightly rain and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening. Rain is forecasted. 0in rain in 24h.
the temperature will range from 81°F to 84°F
wind speed up to 11mph
1h
82°F
Moderate rain
0.1in of rain
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 79 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 6mph with gusts at 7mph
4h
81°F
Light rain
0.1in of rain
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 81 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 8mph with gusts at 10mph
7h
82°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 79 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 7mph with gusts at 8mph
10h
83°F
Light rain
0.1in of rain
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 78 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 7mph with gusts at 8mph
13h
85°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 72 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 7mph with gusts at 8mph
16h
85°F
Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 70 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 5mph with gusts at 6mph
19h
82°F
Light rain
0.1in of rain
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 79 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 4mph with gusts at 6mph
22h
82°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 80 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 7mph with gusts at 10mph
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night, there will be nightly rain and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening. Rain is forecasted. 1in rain in 24h.
the temperature will range from 81°F to 82°F
wind speed up to 22mph
1h
81°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 81 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 6mph with gusts at 9mph
4h
82°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 80 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 7mph with gusts at 10mph
7h
81°F
Light rain
0.1in of rain
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 82 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 9mph with gusts at 13mph
10h
82°F
Moderate rain
0.2in of rain
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 78 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 8mph with gusts at 11mph
13h
81°F
Moderate rain
0.2in of rain
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 83 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 13mph with gusts at 16mph
16h
81°F
Moderate rain
0.2in of rain
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 86 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 16mph with gusts at 21mph
19h
81°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 84 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 16mph with gusts at 22mph
22h
82°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 83 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 15mph with gusts at 20mph
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night, there will be nightly rain and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening. Rain is forecasted. 2in rain in 24h.
the temperature will range from 77°F to 81°F
wind speed up to 14mph
1h
80°F
Moderate rain
0.3in of rain
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 86 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 10mph with gusts at 14mph
4h
77°F
Heavy intensity rain
0.8in of rain
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 94 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 5mph with gusts at 7mph
7h
77°F
Moderate rain
0.3in of rain
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 93 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 4mph with gusts at 6mph
10h
79°F
Light rain
0.1in of rain
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 91 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 9mph with gusts at 10mph
13h
80°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 87 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 11mph with gusts at 12mph
16h
81°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 82 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 9mph with gusts at 10mph
19h
80°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 84 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 6mph with gusts at 8mph
22h
79°F
Moderate rain
0.2in of rain
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 91 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North East 7mph with gusts at 9mph
Thursday, October 22, 2026
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night, there will be nightly rain and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening. 0in rain in 24h.
the temperature will range from 77°F to 79°F
wind speed up to 6mph
1h
78°F
Moderate rain
0.1in of rain
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 89 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 5mph with gusts at 6mph
4h
77°F
Moderate rain
0.4in of rain
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 92 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 3mph with gusts at 4mph
Weather observation and forecast provided by OpenWeatherMap under CC BY-SA 4.0 license amended by aviation weather data.
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