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Rainfall in Bruach Màiri

How much rain fell in Bruach Màiri, Na h-Eileanan Siar? Daily, weekly and monthly totals from the nearest SEPA rain gauges, updated every 15 minutes.

Measured at Creed Bridge, 0.0km from the centre of Bruach Màiri's monitored area. Rain gauges can sit several kilometres outside town, so very local downpours may differ from these figures.
2.6mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
18.4mm
Last 7 days
204.4mm
October so far
20.0mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 8.9mm of rain forecast for the area around Bruach Màiri, heaviest in the hour to Sun 05:00 (2.9mm).

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 2.6mm at Creed Bridge 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).
⚠️ Yesterday's 8.2mm at Birkie Hue was the wettest day at this gauge since 21 Oct 2026 and in the top 38.6% of 44 rain days in this gauge's very short record (short record — treat with caution).

Nearest rain gauges to Bruach Màiri

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Creed Bridge 0.0km 2.6mm 18.4mm 204.4mm 20.0mm
Birkie Hue 19.0km 8.2mm 25.0mm 195.8mm 20.4mm

Last 30 days at Creed Bridge

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 49.2mm.

Rain days this October

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

Rainfall year by year: northern Scotland

The rain gauges near Bruach Màiri 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 Bruach Màiri

Bruach Màiri gets about 1,355 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month January, 159 mm; driest June, 71 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), 2.4 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 Bruach Màiri

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow Discharging now

Rivers near Bruach Màiri

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 Bruach Màiri's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Bruach Màiri

4 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Bruach Màiri's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, 2 report not discharging, and 1 has no current status.

Discharging now, then the most spills in the latest annual return

Sewage & storm overflows →

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.

About Bruach Màiri

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

Human settlement in Scotland

Marybank is a small village in Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The village of Muir of Ord lies 3 miles (4.8 km) south east of Marybank, along the A832 road. The village of Contin lies less than 2 miles (3.2 km) north-west of Marybank.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Bruach Màiri yesterday?

2.6mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from Creed Bridge, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Bruach Màiri (0.0km away).

Is this month wetter than normal in Bruach Màiri?

October so far: 204.4mm, from Creed Bridge, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Bruach Màiri (0.0km away). There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Bruach Màiri?

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