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Rainfall in Gatehouse of Fleet

How much rain fell in Gatehouse of Fleet, Dumfries and Galloway? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the SEPA rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.

The average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Gatehouse of Fleet's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 113.6mm to 147.4mm. The nearest is Low Creoch, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
26.0mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
41.6mm
Last 7 days
133.3mm
October so far
29.1mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 2.9mm of rain forecast for the area around Gatehouse of Fleet, heaviest in the hour to Sun 05:00 (1.1mm).

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 26.0mm at Low Creoch was the wettest day in this gauge's very short record and in the top 0.1% of 36 rain days ranked here (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 23.6mm at Ingleston Farm was the wettest day in this gauge's very short record and in the top 0.1% of 32 rain days ranked here (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 28.4mm at Kirkcudbright Raingauge was the wettest day in this gauge's very short record and in the top 0.1% of 34 rain days ranked here (short record — treat with caution).

Nearest rain gauges to Gatehouse of Fleet

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Low Creoch 0.0km 26.0mm 40.0mm 139.0mm 29.0mm
Ingleston Farm nr Ingleston 10.3km 23.6mm 42.2mm 113.6mm 26.0mm
Kirkcudbright Raingauge nr Kirkcudbright 11.6km 28.4mm 42.6mm 147.4mm 32.2mm

Last 30 days (average of 3 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 26.0mm.

Rain days this October

17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Low Creoch.

Rainfall year by year: western Scotland

The rain gauges near Gatehouse of Fleet 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: 2011 (2,280 mm). Driest: 2010 (1,368 mm). Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid areal series, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Average rainfall in Gatehouse of Fleet

Gatehouse of Fleet gets about 1,648 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 185 mm; driest May, 88 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), 2.5 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 Gatehouse of Fleet

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Gatehouse of Fleet

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 Gatehouse of Fleet's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Gatehouse of Fleet

1 storm overflow within 5 km of the centre of Gatehouse of Fleet's monitored area. The 1 with a live status is not discharging right now.

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 Gatehouse of Fleet

Gatehouse of Fleet
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Gatehouse of Fleet is a town, half in the civil parish of Girthon, and half in the parish of Anwoth, divided by the river Fleet, Kirkcudbrightshire, within the council administrative area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is approximately 84 miles west-southwest of Edinburgh, 70 miles south of Glasgow, and 15 miles east-southeast of Newton Stewart. It had a population of 1,016 in 2022.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Gatehouse of Fleet yesterday?

26.0mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Gatehouse of Fleet.

Is this month wetter than normal in Gatehouse of Fleet?

October so far: 133.3mm, from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Gatehouse of Fleet. There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Gatehouse of Fleet?

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