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How much rain fell in Greenock, Renfrewshire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals from the nearest SEPA rain gauges, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 6.3mm of rain forecast for the area around Greenock, heaviest in the hour to 22:00 (1.9mm).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muirshiel RG | 10.6km | 4.0mm | 44.8mm | 236.4mm | 32.8mm |
| Ross Priory nr Gartocharn | 15.9km | 3.6mm | 16.0mm | 106.2mm | 21.6mm |
| Luss Raingauge nr Luss | 18.0km | 1.8mm | 26.4mm | 128.2mm | 17.6mm |
Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 25.4mm.
23 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Muirshiel RG.
The rain gauges near Greenock 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.
Greenock gets about 1,629 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month January, 193 mm; driest May, 82 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), 3.0 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 Greenock's monitored area.
19 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Greenock's monitored area. 13 are discharging now, 4 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.
Town in Inverclyde, Scotland
Greenock is a town in Inverclyde, Scotland, located in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. The town is the administrative centre of Inverclyde Council. It is a former burgh within the historic county of Renfrewshire, and forms part of a contiguous urban area with Gourock to the west and Port Glasgow to the east.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
4.0mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from Muirshiel RG, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Greenock (10.6km away).
October so far: 236.4mm, from Muirshiel RG, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Greenock (10.6km away). There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.
Muirshiel RG is the nearest rain gauge, 10.6km from the centre of Greenock'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 Greenock's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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