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How much rain fell in Glen Nevis, Highland? Daily, weekly and monthly totals from the nearest SEPA rain gauge, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 23.7mm of rain forecast for the area around Glen Nevis, heaviest in the hour to 21:00 (3.1mm).
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).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Nevis | 0.0km | 0.2mm | 8.8mm | 185.6mm | 23.6mm |
Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 30.6mm.
21 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Glen Nevis.
The rain gauges near Glen Nevis 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.
Glen Nevis gets about 2,559 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month January, 323 mm; driest June, 130 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), 0.8 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 Glen Nevis's monitored area.
5 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Glen Nevis's monitored area. 2 are discharging now, 1 report not discharging, and 2 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.
0.2mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from Glen Nevis, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Glen Nevis (0.0km away).
October so far: 185.6mm, from Glen Nevis, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Glen Nevis (0.0km away). There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.
Glen Nevis is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Glen Nevis'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 Glen Nevis's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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