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How much rain fell in Glasgow, Glasgow City? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the SEPA rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 7.2mm of rain forecast for the area around Glasgow, heaviest in the hour to 23:00 (1.6mm).
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.
Chance of rain in Glasgow
Met Office forecast for the next 24 hours: more than 95% chance of more than 1 mm, more than 95% chance of more than 4 mm and 95% chance of more than 12 mm.
Next 48 hours: more than 95% chance of more than 1 mm.
Updated 16:40 on Sat 24 Oct. For the Met Office forecast point under 1 km from Glasgow. Powered by Met Office data.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalmarnock STW | 2.0km | 6.2mm | 19.2mm | 87.0mm | 17.6mm |
| Daldowie STW | 6.9km | 6.0mm | 17.4mm | 75.0mm | 15.4mm |
| Waulkmill Glen | 8.2km | 5.6mm | 22.0mm | 104.2mm | 21.8mm |
Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 16.3mm.
17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Dalmarnock STW.
The rain gauges near Glasgow 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.
Glasgow gets about 1,043 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 119 mm; driest April, 61 mm). That is close to 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), 2.7 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 Discharging now
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Glasgow's monitored area.
64 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Glasgow's monitored area. 20 are discharging now, 41 report not discharging, and 3 have 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.
Largest city in Scotland
Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland. It is the third-most populous city in the United Kingdom and comprises 23 wards which represent the areas within the city boundaries. Glasgow is a leading city in Scotland for university education and research, finance, industry, commerce, shopping, culture and fashion, and was commonly referred to as the "second city of the British Empire" for much of the Victorian and Edwardian eras.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
5.3mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km of Glasgow.
October so far: 103.0mm, from the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km of Glasgow. There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.
Dalmarnock STW is the nearest rain gauge, 2.0km from the centre of Glasgow'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 Glasgow's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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