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Rainfall in Blythe

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

Measured at Blythe, 0.0km from the centre of Blythe's monitored area. Rain gauges can sit several kilometres outside town, so very local downpours may differ from these figures.
37.8mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
50.2mm
Last 7 days
72.4mm
October so far
4.0mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 0.9mm of rain forecast for the area around Blythe, heaviest in the hour to Sun 01:00 (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 37.8mm at Blythe was the wettest day in this gauge's very short record and in the top 0.1% of 26 rain days ranked here (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 42.0mm at Gilston was the wettest day in this gauge's very short record and in the top 0.1% of 27 rain days ranked here (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 53.0mm at Hungry Snout 2 (Whiteadder Reservoir) was the wettest day in this gauge's very short record and in the top 0.1% of 27 rain days ranked here (short record — treat with caution).

Nearest rain gauges to Blythe

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Blythe 0.0km 37.8mm 50.2mm 72.4mm 4.0mm
Gilston nr Crookston North Mains 15.5km 42.0mm 59.8mm 86.4mm 5.6mm
Hungry Snout 2 (Whiteadder Reservoir) nr Gamelshiel 15.8km 53.0mm 64.4mm 84.6mm 5.2mm

Last 30 days at Blythe

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 37.8mm.

Rain days this October

14 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Blythe.

Rainfall year by year: eastern Scotland

The rain gauges near Blythe 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.

Average rainfall in Blythe

Blythe gets about 849 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 92 mm; driest May, 51 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), 2.2 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 Blythe

Rain gauge River gauge

Rivers near Blythe

Nearest river gauges

Lauder (New Mills) Leader Water · 5.9 km 0.28 m Steady Earlston Leader Water · 10.9 km 0.47 m Steady Fountainhall Gala Water · 15.2 km 0.62 m Steady Galashiels Gala Water · 16.0 km 0.52 m Steady Boleside Tweed · 18.3 km 0.98 m Rising ▲ Ladyflat Farm Back Burn (Borders) · 18.4 km 0.09 m Steady

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

More for Blythe

Blythe — full gauge history → Gilston — full gauge history → Hungry Snout 2 (Whiteadder Reservoir) — full gauge history → Notable recent rainfall across the UK → River stations in Scottish Borders →

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Blythe yesterday?

37.8mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from Blythe, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Blythe (0.0km away).

Is this month wetter than normal in Blythe?

October so far: 72.4mm, from Blythe, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Blythe (0.0km away). There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Blythe?

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