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Rainfall in Advie

How much rain fell in Advie, Highland? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the SEPA rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.

Yellow Yellow warning of rain

Heavy rain associated with Storm Boelo is likely to cause some travel disruption and flooding in a few places

From 9pm Sat 24 Oct until 3pm Sun 25 Oct (UK time). Issued 9:39am Sat 24 Oct by the Met Office.

What to expect and what to do

What to expect

  • Flooding of a few homes and businesses is possible
  • Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer
  • Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer

What should I do?

Check if your property could be at risk of flooding. If so, consider preparing a flood plan and an emergency flood kit.

Give yourself the best chance of avoiding delays by checking road conditions if driving, or bus and train timetables, amending your travel plans if necessary.

People cope better with power cuts when they have prepared for them in advance. It's easy to do; consider gathering torches and batteries, a mobile phone power pack and other essential items.

Be prepared for weather warnings to change quickly: when a weather warning is issued, the Met Office recommends staying up to date with the weather forecast in your area.

What should I do? See the Met Office warnings and advice. Met Office Weather Warnings © Crown Copyright 2026

The average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Advie's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 45.0mm to 77.0mm. The nearest is Tulchan, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
4.5mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
20.7mm
Last 7 days
64.8mm
October so far
3.6mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

A Met Office weather warning is in force here: see the warning above.

Next 24 hours: about 5.5mm of rain forecast for the area around Advie, heaviest in the hour to Sun 04:00 (0.8mm).

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).

Next 4 days

Daily totals for UK days from the same computer model; "dry" means under 0.2mm. Forecasts further ahead are less certain.

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⚠️ Yesterday's 4.2mm at Tulchan was the wettest day at this gauge since 22 Oct 2026 and in the top 22.2% of 36 rain days in this gauge's very short record (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 10.2mm at Delnashaugh was the wettest day at this gauge since 10 Oct 2026 and in the top 11.4% of 35 rain days in this gauge's very short record (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 2.2mm at Torwinny was the wettest day at this gauge since 22 Oct 2026 and in the top 44.1% of 34 rain days in this gauge's very short record (short record — treat with caution).

Nearest rain gauges to Advie

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Tulchan 0.0km 4.2mm 19.8mm 68.2mm 4.0mm
Delnashaugh nr Ballindalloch 5.1km 10.2mm 25.8mm 77.0mm 3.4mm
Torwinny 13.6km 2.2mm 18.8mm 69.0mm 4.0mm

Last 30 days (average of 4 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 18.3mm.

Rain days this October

16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Tulchan.

Rainfall year by year: northern Scotland

The rain gauges near Advie do not have a long enough daily record yet, so this is the Met Office series for the wider region.

Yearly rainfall 1986–2025, with the dashed line at the 1991–2020 average. Wettest: 1990 (2,220 mm). Driest: 2010 (1,275 mm). Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid areal series, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Average rainfall in Advie

Advie gets about 994 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 103 mm; driest February, 60 mm). That is close to the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year.

Monthly averages in mm. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 2.4 km from the town's gauge centre. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. UK comparison: Met Office HadUK-Grid areal series, 1991-2020, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Gauges and storm overflows around Advie

Rain gauge River gauge

Rivers near Advie

Nearest river gauges

A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Advie's monitored area.

About Advie

Advie
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Village in Highland, Scotland

Advie is a small village in Strathspey, in the Highland Council Area of Scotland. It lies to the south of the River Spey, and next to the A95 road, roughly halfway between Grantown-on-Spey and Aberlour.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Advie yesterday?

4.5mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Advie.

Is this month wetter than normal in Advie?

October so far: 64.8mm, from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Advie. There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Advie?

Tulchan is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Advie's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.

Rainfall data: SEPA rain gauges, synced every 15 minutes. Daily totals are computed overnight (UTC days); "today so far" is live. Gauge distances are straight-line from the centre of Advie's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.