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Rainfall in Coupar Angus

How much rain fell in Coupar Angus, Perth and Kinross? Daily, weekly and monthly totals from the nearest SEPA rain gauges, updated every 15 minutes.

Measured at Mylnefield, 15.5km from the centre of Coupar Angus's monitored area. Rain gauges can sit several kilometres outside town, so very local downpours may differ from these figures.
16.6mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
36.8mm
Last 7 days
59.6mm
October so far
7.0mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 5.3mm of rain forecast for the area around Coupar Angus, heaviest in the hour to 18:00 (3.8mm).

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 16.6mm at Mylnefield was the wettest day in this gauge's very short record and in the top 0.1% of 24 rain days ranked here (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 18.2mm at Kirriemuir STW was the wettest day at this gauge since 21 Oct 2026 and in the top 2.9% of 35 rain days in this gauge's very short record (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 12.2mm at Perth Norwich Union was the wettest day at this gauge since 21 Oct 2026 and in the top 7.1% of 28 rain days in this gauge's very short record (short record — treat with caution).

Nearest rain gauges to Coupar Angus

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Mylnefield nr Invergowrie 15.5km 16.6mm 36.8mm 59.6mm 7.0mm
Kirriemuir STW nr Maryton 20.7km 18.2mm 42.0mm 73.2mm 11.2mm
Perth Norwich Union nr Perth 21.6km 12.2mm 37.8mm 70.8mm 14.4mm

Last 30 days at Mylnefield

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 16.6mm.

Rain days this October

13 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Mylnefield.

Rainfall year by year: eastern Scotland

The rain gauges near Coupar Angus 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 Coupar Angus

Coupar Angus gets about 816 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month July, 85 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), 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 Coupar Angus

Rain gauge River gauge

Rivers near Coupar Angus

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 Coupar Angus's monitored area.

About Coupar Angus

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

Town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Coupar Angus is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies on the River Isla in the broad and fertile Valley of Strathmore, 4 miles south of Blairgowrie. The A94 road from Perth to Forfar runs through the town, and it had a station on the Midland Junction line until 1967.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Coupar Angus yesterday?

16.6mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from Mylnefield, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Coupar Angus (15.5km away).

Is this month wetter than normal in Coupar Angus?

October so far: 59.6mm, from Mylnefield, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Coupar Angus (15.5km away). There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Coupar Angus?

Mylnefield is the nearest rain gauge, 15.5km from the centre of Coupar Angus'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 Coupar Angus's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.