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Rainfall in Crossgates

How much rain fell in Crossgates, Fife? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the SEPA rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.

The average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Crossgates's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 75.0mm to 85.8mm. The nearest is Annfield, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
18.0mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
34.6mm
Last 7 days
79.7mm
October so far
11.6mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 0.4mm of rain forecast for the area around Crossgates, heaviest in the hour to Sun 00:00 (0.4mm).

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 13.8mm at Annfield was the wettest day at this gauge since 21 Oct 2026 and in the top 10% of 30 rain days in this gauge's very short record (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 23.2mm at Kinghorn Ecology Centre Rain Gauge was the wettest day in this gauge's very short record and in the top 0.1% of 30 rain days ranked here (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 9.4mm at Saline was the wettest day at this gauge since 21 Oct 2026 and in the top 8.6% of 35 rain days in this gauge's very short record (short record — treat with caution).

Nearest rain gauges to Crossgates

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Annfield 0.0km 13.8mm 34.6mm 80.8mm 10.6mm
Kinghorn Ecology Centre Rain Gauge nr Kinghorn 11.1km 23.2mm 39.8mm 80.0mm 7.8mm
Saline 14.7km 9.4mm 27.4mm 85.8mm 18.4mm

Last 30 days (average of 5 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 18.0mm.

Rain days this October

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

Rainfall year by year: eastern Scotland

The rain gauges near Crossgates 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 Crossgates

Crossgates gets about 938 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 102 mm; driest April, 53 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 Crossgates

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow Discharging now

Rivers near Crossgates

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 Crossgates's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Crossgates

17 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Crossgates's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, 9 report not discharging, and 7 have 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 Crossgates

Crossgates, Fife
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Human settlement in Scotland

Crossgates is a village in Fife, Scotland. It is located close to the junction of the M90 and A92, about two miles east of Dunfermline and a similar distance south west of Cowdenbeath. The village name means 'crossroads': it is situated at the point where the main Dunfermline-Kirkcaldy road crosses the old Great North Road from Inverkeithing to Perth.

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

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Crossgates yesterday?

18.0mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of Crossgates.

Is this month wetter than normal in Crossgates?

October so far: 79.7mm, from the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of Crossgates. There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Crossgates?

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