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Rainfall in Glendessary

How much rain fell in Glendessary, Highland? Daily, weekly and monthly totals from the nearest SEPA rain gauges, updated every 15 minutes.

Measured at Coille Mhorgil, 15.8km from the centre of Glendessary's monitored area. Rain gauges can sit several kilometres outside town, so very local downpours may differ from these figures.
0.2mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
10.2mm
Last 7 days
253.6mm
October so far
21.6mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 17.4mm of rain forecast for the area around Glendessary, heaviest in the hour to Sun 05:00 (2.1mm).

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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Nearest rain gauges to Glendessary

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Coille Mhorgil 15.8km 0.2mm 10.2mm 253.6mm 21.6mm
Cluanie Inn 21.9km 0.2mm 15.6mm 286.0mm 20.2mm

Last 30 days at Coille Mhorgil

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 31.4mm.

Rain days this October

23 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Coille Mhorgil.

Rainfall year by year: northern Scotland

The rain gauges near Glendessary 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.

Average rainfall in Glendessary

Glendessary gets about 3,627 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month January, 470 mm; driest June, 165 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.

Gauges and storm overflows around Glendessary

Rain gauge River gauge

Rivers near Glendessary

Nearest river gauges

Camisky Lochy (Lochaber) · 21.4 km 1.35 m Rising ▲ Claggan Nevis · 23.5 km 1.99 m Rising ▲

A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Glendessary's monitored area.

More for Glendessary

Coille Mhorgil — full gauge history → Cluanie Inn — full gauge history → Notable recent rainfall across the UK → River stations in Highland →

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Glendessary yesterday?

0.2mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from Coille Mhorgil, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Glendessary (15.8km away).

Is this month wetter than normal in Glendessary?

October so far: 253.6mm, from Coille Mhorgil, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Glendessary (15.8km away). There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Glendessary?

Coille Mhorgil is the nearest rain gauge, 15.8km from the centre of Glendessary'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 Glendessary's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.