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How much rain fell in Ayton, Scottish Borders? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency and SEPA rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 0.7mm of rain forecast for the area around Ayton, heaviest in the hour to 19:00 (0.4mm).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayton Castle | 0.0km | 65.0mm | 78.2mm | 96.2mm | 4.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr East Ord nr East Ord | 10.5km | 38.9mm | 47.7mm | 62.5mm | 2.3mm |
| Mouthbridge nr Whitelaw | 13.4km | 31.6mm | 41.0mm | 56.8mm | 1.2mm |
Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 45.2mm.
12 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Ayton Castle.
The rain gauges near Ayton 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: 2002 (1,441 mm). Driest: 2003 (841 mm). Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid areal series, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ayton gets about 713 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 78 mm; driest April, 45 mm). That is drier than 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), 1.0 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
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Ayton's monitored area.
7 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Ayton's monitored area. None of the 6 with a live status is discharging right now, and 1 has 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.
Village in Scottish Borders, Scotland
Ayton is a small village located in the historic county of Berwickshire, today part of the Scottish Borders region. It is on the Eye Water, from which it is said to take its name: Ayton means 'Eye-town'. It contains the former ancient tollbooth or town hall with a clock tower, the Hemelvaart Bier Cafe and a village store.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
45.2mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Ayton.
October so far: 71.8mm vs 77.1mm October average — 7% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 24 days in). Figures are the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km.
Ayton Castle is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Ayton's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
Rainfall data: Environment Agency and 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 Ayton's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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