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Biggar Burn

Biggar, South Lanarkshire
0.2 mm/hr
Current rainfall rate
Light
Updated 18:30 · 22 min ago
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0.2mm
Last Hour
12.3mm
Last 6 Hours
12.7mm
Last 24 Hours
44.6mm
Last 7 Days
96.3mm
October Total
155.2mm
2026 Total
🎉 21.3mm on 23 Oct 2026 was the wettest day in this gauge's very short record and in the top 0.1% of 35 rain days ranked here (short record — treat with caution).

Nearby gauges

Rainfall in Biggar: totals, records and how this month compares →

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 8.3mm of rain forecast for the area around Biggar, heaviest in the hour to Sun 01:00 (1.5mm).

A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 17:05 UK time. It is a forecast, not a measurement, and not a Met Office forecast. Weather data by Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Rainfall Chart

Monthly Rainfall Overview

Biggar gets about 1,057 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 110 mm; driest April, 59 mm). That is close to the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 1.8 km away. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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24h Weather Forecast

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Precipitation -12h / +12h

🚽 Storm overflows within 3 km

Sewer overflows near this rain gauge, from the water companies’ live event-duration monitors and their official annual spill figures. Spill starts also appear as markers on the rainfall chart above.

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Location

Station ref
SEPA_368536
Lat, lng
55.650351, -3.543765
Data from
2026-09-07
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