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How much rain fell in Galashiels, Scottish Borders? Daily, weekly and monthly totals from the nearest SEPA rain gauges, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 1.9mm of rain forecast for the area around Galashiels, heaviest in the hour to Sun 01:00 (0.6mm).
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).
Daily totals for UK days from the same computer model; "dry" means under 0.2mm. Forecasts further ahead are less certain.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boleside | 0.0km | 20.6mm | 30.0mm | 55.0mm | 5.4mm |
| Blythe nr Blythe | 18.3km | 37.8mm | 50.2mm | 72.0mm | 3.6mm |
| Jedburgh Castle nr Jedburgh | 20.3km | 19.8mm | 29.6mm | 58.8mm | 5.6mm |
Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 20.6mm.
14 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Boleside.
The rain gauges near Galashiels 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.
Galashiels gets about 976 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 105 mm; driest May, 56 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), 2.3 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.
Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Galashiels's monitored area.
10 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Galashiels's monitored area. None of the 9 with a live status is discharging right now, and 1 has no current status.
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.
Town in Scottish Borders, Scotland
Galashiels, colloquially known as Gala, is a town in the Scottish Borders. The town is a major commercial centre for the Borders region with extensive history in the textile industry. Galashiels is the location of Heriot-Watt University's School of Textiles and Design. The town had a population of 10,075 in 2022.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
20.6mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from Boleside, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Galashiels (0.0km away).
October so far: 55.0mm, from Boleside, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Galashiels (0.0km away). There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.
Boleside is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Galashiels'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 Galashiels's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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