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Whitburn

Whitburn, West Lothian, EH47 0RL
0.4 mm/hr
Current rainfall rate
Light
Updated 18:30 · 22 min ago
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0.4mm
Last Hour
11.2mm
Last 6 Hours
12mm
Last 24 Hours
40mm
Last 7 Days
94.2mm
October Total
1140mm
2026 Total
💧 16.0mm on 23 Oct 2026 was the wettest day at this gauge since 30 Sep 2026 and in the top 5.6% of 36 rain days in this gauge's very short record (short record — treat with caution).

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

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 7.3mm of rain forecast for the area around Whitburn, heaviest in the hour to Sun 00:00 (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

Whitburn gets about 1,092 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 115 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), 2.9 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_14881
Lat, lng
55.871573, -3.682937
Postcode
EH47 0RL
Data from
2026-09-07
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