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Rainfall in Crathie

How much rain fell in Crathie, Highland? 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 2 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Crathie's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 86.2mm to 96.4mm. The nearest is Spey Dam, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
0.4mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
10.2mm
Last 7 days
91.3mm
October so far
20.1mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

A Met Office weather warning is in force here: see the warning above.

Next 24 hours: about 31.7mm of rain forecast for the area around Crathie, heaviest in the hour to Sun 06:00 (4.2mm).

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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Nearest rain gauges to Crathie

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Spey Dam 0.0km 0.2mm 7.4mm 86.2mm 16.0mm
Dalwhinnie nr Dalwhinnie 9.8km 0.6mm 13.0mm 96.4mm 24.2mm
Garrogie Lodge 18.8km 0.4mm 12.0mm 88.6mm 12.4mm

Last 30 days (average of 2 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 13.1mm.

Rain days this October

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

Rainfall year by year: northern Scotland

The rain gauges near Crathie 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 Crathie

Crathie gets about 1,346 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month January, 180 mm; driest April, 72 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), 1.2 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 Crathie

Rain gauge River gauge

Rivers near Crathie

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 Crathie's monitored area.

About Crathie

Crathie, Aberdeenshire
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Crathie is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It stands on the north bank of the River Dee.

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

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Crathie yesterday?

0.4mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km of Crathie.

Is this month wetter than normal in Crathie?

October so far: 91.3mm, from the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km of Crathie. There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Crathie?

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