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Rainfall in Insh

How much rain fell in Insh, Highland? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the SEPA rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.

Yellow Yellow warning of rain

Heavy rain associated with Storm Boelo is likely to cause some travel disruption and flooding in a few places

From 9pm Sat 24 Oct until 3pm Sun 25 Oct (UK time). Issued 9:39am Sat 24 Oct by the Met Office.

What to expect and what to do

What to expect

  • Flooding of a few homes and businesses is possible
  • Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer
  • Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer

What should I do?

Check if your property could be at risk of flooding. If so, consider preparing a flood plan and an emergency flood kit.

Give yourself the best chance of avoiding delays by checking road conditions if driving, or bus and train timetables, amending your travel plans if necessary.

People cope better with power cuts when they have prepared for them in advance. It's easy to do; consider gathering torches and batteries, a mobile phone power pack and other essential items.

Be prepared for weather warnings to change quickly: when a weather warning is issued, the Met Office recommends staying up to date with the weather forecast in your area.

What should I do? See the Met Office warnings and advice. Met Office Weather Warnings © Crown Copyright 2026

The average of 2 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Insh's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 70.8mm to 112.2mm. The nearest is Tromie Bridge, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
0.3mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
17.0mm
Last 7 days
91.5mm
October so far
16.2mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

A Met Office weather warning is in force here: see the warning above.

Next 24 hours: about 16.9mm of rain forecast for the area around Insh, heaviest in the hour to Sun 07:00 (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).

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 1.6mm at Coignafearn was the wettest day at this gauge since 22 Oct 2026 and in the top 57.5% of 40 rain days in this gauge's very short record (short record — treat with caution).

Nearest rain gauges to Insh

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Tromie Bridge 0.0km 0.0mm 14.2mm 70.8mm 13.4mm
Seilich Dam 11.7km 0.6mm 19.8mm 112.2mm 19.0mm
Coignafearn 19.8km 1.6mm 20.4mm 104.4mm 19.6mm

Last 30 days (average of 2 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 15.2mm.

Rain days this October

19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Tromie Bridge.

Rainfall year by year: northern Scotland

The rain gauges near Insh 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 Insh

Insh gets about 1,028 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month January, 116 mm; driest April, 59 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), 2.5 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 Insh

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Insh

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 Insh's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Insh

2 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Insh's monitored area. None of the 2 with a live status is 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 Insh

Insh
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Human settlement in Scotland

Insh is a village in Highland, Scotland that lies on the east coast of the Insh Marshes. It is in the Badenoch and Strathspey area, around 3+1⁄2 miles east of Kingussie, in the Spey valley. It is located in historic Inverness-shire. The B970 road from Kingussie to Kincraig and Aviemore passes through the village. At the other side of the valley is the major A9 road from Inverness to the Central Belt. Along the road towards Ruthven Barracks is the small Speyside Distillery.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Insh yesterday?

0.3mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km of Insh.

Is this month wetter than normal in Insh?

October so far: 91.5mm, from the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km of Insh. There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Insh?

Tromie Bridge is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Insh'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 Insh's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.