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Rainfall in Ballindalloch

How much rain fell in Ballindalloch, Moray? 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 Ballindalloch's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 57.8mm to 75.4mm. The nearest is Delnashaugh, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
6.3mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
22.1mm
Last 7 days
67.0mm
October so far
1.9mm
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 Ballindalloch, 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 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 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 8.4mm at Aberlour was the wettest day at this gauge since 10 Oct 2026 and in the top 14.3% of 35 rain days in this gauge's very short record (short record — treat with caution).

Nearest rain gauges to Ballindalloch

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Delnashaugh 0.0km 10.2mm 25.8mm 75.4mm 1.8mm
Tulchan nr Advie 5.1km 4.2mm 19.8mm 66.8mm 2.6mm
Aberlour nr Aberlour 12.7km 8.4mm 24.0mm 57.8mm 0.2mm

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

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 20.6mm.

Rain days this October

18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Delnashaugh.

Rainfall year by year: northern Scotland

The rain gauges near Ballindalloch 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 Ballindalloch

Ballindalloch gets about 872 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 100 mm; driest February, 56 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), 2.5 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 Ballindalloch

Rain gauge River gauge

Rivers near Ballindalloch

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 Ballindalloch's monitored area.

About Ballindalloch

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

Village in Moray, Scotland

Ballindalloch is a small village on the River Spey in Scotland.

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

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Ballindalloch yesterday?

6.3mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Ballindalloch.

Is this month wetter than normal in Ballindalloch?

October so far: 67.0mm, from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Ballindalloch. There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Ballindalloch?

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