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How much rain fell in Auchenheath, South Lanarkshire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the SEPA rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 10.4mm of rain forecast for the area around Auchenheath, heaviest in the hour to Sun 01:00 (2.4mm).
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).
Daily totals for UK days from the same computer model; "dry" means under 0.2mm. Forecasts further ahead are less certain.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnfoot (Hawknest) | 0.0km | 13.8mm | 26.4mm | 93.2mm | 15.2mm |
| Lanark STW nr Lanark | 6.3km | 20.2mm | 31.2mm | 98.6mm | 13.4mm |
| Avonbank nr Strathaven | 9.8km | 9.0mm | 19.8mm | 118.2mm | 22.4mm |
Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 17.5mm.
18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Burnfoot (Hawknest).
The rain gauges near Auchenheath 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: 2011 (2,280 mm). Driest: 2010 (1,368 mm). Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid areal series, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Auchenheath gets about 1,072 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 124 mm; driest April, 57 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), 1.8 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.
Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow Discharging now
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Auchenheath's monitored area.
11 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Auchenheath's monitored area. 3 are discharging now, 5 report not discharging, and 3 have no current status.
Event Duration Monitors show when an overflow may be spilling; they do not confirm it, and this is not advice on water quality. A live status older than two hours counts as no current status. Live status: © Scottish Water, near-real-time Overflow Map data, open licence for reuse. EDM monitors indicate overflows; they do not confirm them, and this is not advice on water quality.
Human settlement in Scotland
Auchenheath is a small village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is on the River Nethan and is located near Blackwood, Kirkmuirhill, and Lanark.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
14.3mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Auchenheath.
October so far: 103.3mm, from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Auchenheath. There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.
Burnfoot (Hawknest) is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Auchenheath'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 Auchenheath's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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