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Rainfall in Badcaul

How much rain fell in Badcaul, Highland? Daily, weekly and monthly totals from the nearest SEPA rain gauges, updated every 15 minutes.

Measured at Badbea, 0.0km from the centre of Badcaul's monitored area. Rain gauges can sit several kilometres outside town, so very local downpours may differ from these figures.
2.0mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
13.4mm
Last 7 days
227.2mm
October so far
14.8mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 17.1mm of rain forecast for the area around Badcaul, heaviest in the hour to Sun 06:00 (2.5mm).

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).

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 2.0mm at Badbea was the wettest day at this gauge since 21 Oct 2026 and in the top 78.6% of 42 rain days in this gauge's very short record (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 4.4mm at Langwell Lodge was the wettest day at this gauge since 22 Oct 2026 and in the top 70% of 40 rain days in this gauge's very short record (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 1.6mm at Inverewe Garden was the wettest day at this gauge since 21 Oct 2026 and in the top 77.3% of 44 rain days in this gauge's very short record (short record — treat with caution).

Nearest rain gauges to Badcaul

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Badbea 0.0km 2.0mm 13.4mm 227.2mm 14.8mm
Langwell Lodge 17.9km 4.4mm 17.2mm 190.2mm 9.0mm
Inverewe Garden nr Poolewe 19.1km 1.6mm 5.6mm 167.4mm 10.4mm

Last 30 days at Badbea

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 29.2mm.

Rain days this October

21 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Badbea.

Rainfall year by year: northern Scotland

The rain gauges near Badcaul 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 Badcaul

Badcaul gets about 1,919 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month January, 239 mm; driest April, 102 mm). That is wetter 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), 1.9 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 Badcaul

Rain gauge River gauge

Rivers near Badcaul

Nearest river gauges

Inverbroom Broom · 16.4 km 0.92 m Rising ▲ Langwell Lodge Canaird · 17.9 km 1.01 m Rising slightly ▲ Loch A Bhraoin Loch A Bhraoin · 19.8 km 1.16 m Steady Poolewe Ewe · 20.0 km 1.46 m Rising ▲

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

About Badcaul

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

Human settlement in Highland, Scotland

Badcaul is a village in Highland, Scotland, on the southern shore of Little Loch Broom and is a village in the Highland council area of Scotland.

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

More for Badcaul

Badbea — full gauge history → Langwell Lodge — full gauge history → Inverewe Garden — full gauge history → Notable recent rainfall across the UK → River stations in Highland →

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Badcaul yesterday?

2.0mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from Badbea, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Badcaul (0.0km away).

Is this month wetter than normal in Badcaul?

October so far: 227.2mm, from Badbea, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Badcaul (0.0km away). There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Badcaul?

Badbea is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Badcaul'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 Badcaul's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.